Armie Hammer Cast in Title Role of The Lone Ranger
Posted 05.18.11 by Ryan
Johnny Depp has previously suggested both Brad Pitt and George Clooney for the lead role in director Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, but he'll have to settle for Armie Hammer instead. Hammer played the Winklevoss twins in The Social Network, and now will have Depp as his sidekick Tonto in the Disney movie being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Hammer has been discussed in association with the role for weeks, though for a couple days word was that he'd lost out to Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine), who had seemingly landed the role before his schedule made it impossible.
Variety reports The Lone Ranger will be Depp's next project after finishing Dark Shadows with director Tim Burton. There's no release date currently for Lone Ranger but the report claims it could open in the fall of 2012.
Revolutionary Road screenwriter Justin Haythe wrote the The Lone Ranger script, which Depp described as "funny" in January.