Did Gore Verbinski leave The Lone Ranger?
Disney was heading full-on into production of a new version of The Lone Ranger, with a solid director in Gore Verbinski (the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films), Johnny Depp, and Armie Hammer, but all of a sudden, the studio pulled the plug. Some thought it was the content of the story, which was rumored to deal with werewolves, and some believe it was it’s esculating budget.
At the D23 expo, Disney executive Rich Ross told the site : “I’m hoping to do it. I’m certainly hoping. I think it’s a compelling story and no one wants to work with Jerry and Johnny more than me so we’ll see how it works.” Did he purposely leave Gore’s name out of it because he left the project? Deadline (via Digital Spy) believes so. Now, this is a rumor, but maybe Disney’s looking to bring down its reported $200 million budget and Gore’s vision was just way too big for The Lone Ranger.
