![]() The scene is set when a small boy in a Lone Ranger costume visits a Wild West exhibit in San Francisco in 1933. Blockbuster über-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Gore Verbinski and writers Justin Haythe (from Revolutionary Road to this, who would have thought?), Pirates alumni Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, with the considerable efforts of a stonking cast, stunt co-ordinators, animal wranglers et al, immortal music and the scenery enshrined as John Ford Country resoundingly deliver the rootin’, tootin’ goods and the potential for an ongoing saga to rival Pirates Of The Caribbean. But the years in development, multiple credited screenwriters, different mooted directors, vague chat of ‘production problems’, a budget that ballooned to the $250 million neighbourhood and a slew of comparisons to Wild Wild West from the US reviews all suggested a disappointing fiasco could be on the cards. Admittedly the photos of Johnny Depp in buckskin with a dead bird on his head - Depp’s make-up and costume inspired by the painting I Am Crow by Kirby Sattler, who is not American Indian and paints imaginary characters - looked tasty. ![]() Hi-yo and away, indeed! The Lone Ranger rides again, and it is with no small relief and a wide grin that we can embrace the reboot of one of the longest-running, most iconic franchises in entertainment history.
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