Take a huge Hollywood producer (Jerry Bruckheimer,) a larger than life director (Gore Verbinski,) and a budget greater than the GDP of Micronesia ($250 Million) and what do you get? Apparently Disney’s The Lone Ranger. A new TV spot for John Carter of Arizona the film hit the ‘net today. Filled action and trains and Depp, the trailer also has a small dash of new footage for the July 3rd tent pole flick.

Yet again previewing the tail of Tonto (Johnny Depp) and his trusty side-kick, the Not-As-Big-A-Box-Office-Draw Ranger (Armie Hammer), you can check it out below. (more…)

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With all the other movies coming out this summer - Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Man of Steel – it kind of seems like The Lone Ranger‘s gotten lost in all the static. So now’s a good time to be reminded that it’s also coming out this year. I guess.

Today, two new character posters have been released featuring Armie Hammer as The Ranger, and Johnny Depp as his faithful sidekick Tonto.

Check out this one of Hammer as The Lone Ranger.

And this one of Depp as Tonto.

Synopsis: From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the team behind the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

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Summer is coming and with it comes an army of movies, all seeking to make tons of money and perhaps even entertain audiences while doing it.  One of these movies, The Lone Ranger is gearing up with a new round of marketing, despite a lukewarm reception from potential viewers thus far.

First and foremost, there is a new poster, which you can see above.  It’s okay, you can scroll back and take a look at it if you want.  I’ll wait.

The second, and a much bigger marketing move, is an amazingly expensive 90-second Super Bowl spot that Disney purchased.  Apparently, this tiny bit of time cost in the neighborhood of $12 million!  That’s only about 5% of the movie’s total budget… wtf?

But supposedly a lot of people watch the super-ball-foot-game, a fact that Disney is hoping will turn the tide of opinion around on their rebooted cowboys and Indians franchise.  So if you happen to be there on the Super Bowl day, check out the new trailer when it airs sometime between the passings of balls and the kickings of goals.

Or just wait around until the entire movie hits screens on July 3^rd.

Thanks to GeekTyrant for the heads-up.

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Based on the famous surreal painting ”The Son of Man” by René Magritte this parody piece by Ben6835 is a little more mutant and pizza than human and apple faced.  [Neatorama]

Hit the jump for “The Dude”, Snake Plissken and the Gotham gals wet n’ wild show!
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A full trailer for the long troubled Lone Ranger reboot should be released soon. Till then Walt Disney Pictures has decided to release a small taste of whats to come via ABC. Good Morning America had the honor of being the first morning chat/news show to awkwardly joke about Johnny Depp wearing a bird for a hat plus give us the low down on the mask that Armie Hammer wears as the titular character. Did you know that it was felt on the old TV show but now leather for the movie?

I am off to go update Wikipedia, while I do that you enjoy the clip after the jump. Fair warning, it is straight from ABC so stop it after a minute lest you be exposed to the latest gossip about Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. Looks like she is going to Yoko Ono the band One Direction. I’ll update that wiki too.

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The Dark Knight Rises may have been the last in Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy, but for some on the crew, it does not mean they won’t be getting back together again to try their hands at something new.  The Dark Knight’s lead cinematographer, Wall Pfister is going to try his hands at directing and will be employing the help of Christopher Nolan, his wife Emma Thomas and possibly even Christian Bale on the project.

Nolan and Thomas will be acting as executive producers to the new flick, Transcendence, while Bale is being sought after in a lead capacity.  There’s also talk of bringing in Johnny Depp to play the primary lead.  Quite a bit of talent in one place at one time.

Little is known about Transcendence as of yet, other than it is about “a man who creates a computer that develops a malevolent awareness” and that it will supposedly be in the same vein as movies like 2001 and Inception.

Thanks to blastr for the heads-up.

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ABOVE: Nevermind the triangle eyes, noses, and pointy teeth of a traditional jack-o-lantern, because, well… Johnny Depp. [TDWGeek]

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Hot on the heels of the new poster and production stills comes the first trailer from director Gore Verbinski‘s The Lone Ranger. The story is retold through the eyes of Tonto (Johnny Depp), how John Reid (Armie Hammer) is transformed from a simple man of the law into the legend of justice known as the Lone Ranger.

Will this “Buddie Cop” western translate to theater audiences? The synopsis talks about,”taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction.” As long as it’s not another Wild Wild West train wreck then I’ll probably go see it in the theater.

One interesting side note about this production is how Johnny Depp is handling taking on the role of Tonto, a Native American Indian. While many times when an actor plays a part outside his race (Depp does have some Cherokee blood line in his family) there are protests and calls for equality in casting (See The Last Avatar, no don’t see it. It sucks balls.), Depp seems impervious to those criticisms.

Back in May, Depp was inducted into the Comanche Nation as an honorary member, Tonto has long been depicted as a member of that tribe. Just last week Depp also made a surprise appearance as the Grand Marshall in Oklahoma for the 21st Annual Comanche Nation Fair.

Check out the trailer and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

The Lone Ranger rides its way onto theater screens on July 3rd, 2013.

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Disney’s new production of the Lone Ranger may not be the most anticipated movie of the coming year, but it’s one that’s definitely high-up on this Nerdbastard’s list.  Gore Verbinski (of Pirates of the Caribbean fame) is directing Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the titular character, along with a host of other great talent in supporting roles.

Depp’s gotten a bit of flak considering the way he’s choosing to portray the character of Tonto, particularly from Native American activist groups.  Now, a video from the set shows Depp in (mostly) full make-up and gear, being interviewed by none other than Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

Note: The audio is crap.  Not our fault!

So what do the Nerdreaders think?  Is Depp’s portrayal a step backwards or just Johnny being… well, Johnny?

Look for Lone Ranger in theaters May 31^st, 2013.

Thanks to blastr for the heads-up.

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San Diego Comic-Con, home of the mass-spamming of footage from every movie coming out for the next year, dropped another tidbit on fans – some scenes from Disney’s upcoming Lone Ranger film.

This new take on an old classic is being directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) and stars Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp as his Native American sidekick, Tonto.

First opinions of the clip suggest that it’s a darker and more serious film than many expected, especially considering the pairing of Verbinski and Depp.  While we at Nerdbastards were not lucky enough to sit in on the presentation, we did find a nice description of the footage via Entertainment Weekly.

Amid scenes of the transcontinental railroad coming together in the mid-1860s, we hear the voice of Tom Wilkinson, playing an unspecified character – who clearly sounds megalomaniacal. “From the time of Alexander the Great, no man could travel faster than the horse that carried him. … Not anymore. … Imagine time and space under the mastery of man — power that makes emperors and kings look like fools. … Whoever controls this, controls the future.”

It’s hard to piece together much plot from the clips shown, but we see Armie Hammer as the title character, looking disheveled and intense. There’s a bit of gunslinging, and we see Depp’s white-and-black painted Native American warrior hanging beneath a moving train as he uncouples one of the cars.

Helena Bonham Carter turns up in elegant gentlewoman’s finery, and we see a bit of blood splashing on the ground, and some massive train accidents.

Normally I’m not a big cowboy movie kinda guy, but reading this actually makes me a little excited about the film.

Barring unforeseen complications, Lone Ranger is set to open in theaters May 31^st of next year.

Thanks to EW for the look-see.

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