The Lone Ranger (2013 film)

The Lone Ranger
A man with his face painted white and a black bird on his head, beside a man in a black mask and white cowboy hat.
Theatrical release poster
Directed bydirector
Written bywriter
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ted Elliott
  • Terry Rossio
  • Justin Haythe
Based on
Produced byproducer
Starring
Narrated bynarrator
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
Edited by
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed bydistributor
Release dates
  • June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22) (Hyperion Theatre)
  • July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03) (United States)
Running time
149 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$225–250 million[2]
Box office$260.5 million[3]

The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American Western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the title character of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The story tells through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter and Curtis Cregan are featured in supporting roles. This was the first theatrical film featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto characters since William A. Fraker's 1981 film, The Legend of the Lone Ranger.[4]

Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Depp's Infinitum Nihil, production was plagued with problems and budgetary concerns, which at one point almost led to the film's premature cancellation.[5] The film then premiered at the Hyperion Theater on June 22, 2013, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 3, 2013. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed only $260.5 million worldwide against an estimated $225–250 million production budget and an additional $150 million in marketing costs, making it one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time, losing Disney over $160–190 million.[2] It was nominated at the 86th Academy Awards in two categories for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.[6]

  1. ^ "The Lone Ranger". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Graser, Marc (June 25, 2013). "Disney, Bruckheimer See 'Lone Ranger' as New Genre-Bending Superhero". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2013. The picture cost approximately $250 million to produce, and more than $150 million to market and distribute around the globe ... Pre-production was halted until the filmmakers could wrangle the cost down to a more manageable $215 million ... Despite all the strife over the budget, the ultimate cost of "The Lone Ranger" ballooned during production. Bruckheimer says he and Disney were responsible for covering the film's overages. Studio reps say the pic cost around $225 million, but sources say it was considerably higher.
  3. ^ "The Lone Ranger (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Johnson, Ted (June 25, 2013). "1981 'Lone Ranger' Pic Galloped Quickly Into Oblivion". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference THRAnaylsis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Bacle, Ariana (January 18, 2014). "'The Lone Ranger' joins list of movies nominated for both Razzies and Oscars". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.