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27 September 2008 7:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor George Clooney is heading to the wild west - he's reportedly set to star as The Lone Ranger.

The Oscar winner will join Johnny Depp in the big screen adaptation of the long-running 1950s TV show, according to British tabloid reports.

A source tells The Sun newspaper, "George is very keen - he's been trying to do a movie with Johnny for a long time.

"He thinks they'll make the perfect on-screen partnership."

Depp's involvement, as sidekick Tonto, was recently confirmed by Disney Studios bosses.

The screenplay will be penned by Pirates of the Caribbean writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.

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25 September 2008 10:04 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

George Clooney may be changing his shoes to cowboy boots for his next movie role. The Academy Award-winning actor has been rumored to be paying an extra interest in starring as the famous masked Old West Texas Ranger in new "The Lone Ranger" movie project. The speculation was sparked by AICN soon after Disney announced that Johnny Depp will <a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00018575.html" class="submenu">star as Tonto</a>. <br><br /> On the rumor, AICN's trusted source, Electric Dreams, reported that Clooney has been considered for quite sometime by the studio. "Word as of now is that George Clooney has shown a lot of interest in the role of the Lone Ranger, and the studio's been talking to him about it," Dreams wrote. "Previously it was rumored that Nicolas Cage was up for the role, but that rumor died a long time ago. Clooney's name has come up quite a number of times since." <br><br /> Adapted from George W. Trendle

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25 September 2008 1:53 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

For those not aware, all the Disney related news you are seeing on the Internet today is coming out of the Walt Disney Studios Showcase that took place today. Disney/Pixar announced Cars 2 would be released in 2011, Johnny Depp would be the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and now IESB has two more bits of news saying Depp was actually on hand and appeared in full Jack Sparrow garb with a nickel plated revolver and a Lone Ranger mask. The mask was dropped only to reveal it was in fact Johnny Depp and then Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Dick Cook, said it would be a perfect Trifecta, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and now as Tonto in The Long Ranger and he promised Disney would throw in another Pirates movie for good measure reports IESB. There have

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24 September 2008 7:36 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Johnny Depp has signed on what seems to be a multi-picture deal with Walt Disney Pictures. On Wednesday, September 24, at the Walt Disney Studios Showcase in Kodak Theater in Hollywood, it is revealed that the Academy Award-nominated actor will be collaborating with the mouse house in their three future projects, "Alice in Wonderland", "The Lone Ranger" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4".

Through the studio's presentation, the 45-year-old has been outed as the erratic Mad Hatter in "Alice", the upcoming adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, as well as the native American assistant of a masked Old West Texas Ranger, Tonto, in Jerry Bruckheimer-produced "Ranger". Adding to the fans excitement, Disney's Dick Cook also mentioned that the fourth "Pirates" movie is in the works hinting that Depp will once again pick up his Jack Sparrow role.

"Alice" is a 3-D part live-action, part computer animated movie from director Tim Burton.

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24 September 2008 5:13 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

I never saw this coming, and apparently, neither did those in attendance at the Disney preview today in Los Angeles: Johnny Depp is playing The Lone Ranger.

There were other announcements, like Depp will be in Alice in Wonderland (which we kind of knew in our heart of hearts), and since he appeared onstage dressed in full Captain Jack regalia, the talk that there would be a fourth Pirates movie was reportedly in the air, even though The House of Mouse didn't confirm that today.

Coming Soon broke the news this afternoon, adding that Pirates writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio will write the script for The Lone Ranger. It's a Jerry Bruckheimer production, with Elliott and Rossio, so it only makes sense to at least call Johnny Depp to see if he's interested.

I have to admit, though, I'm a little put off by Depp's gravy training these days.

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30 March 2008 7:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pirates Of The Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer is set to give 1956 classic The Lone Ranger a Disney twist in a modern remake.

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the screenwriting pair behind the Pirates trilogy, are in final talks to reteam with Bruckheimer and Disney to bring the masked hero to the big screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The Lone Ranger started off as a radio show in the 1930s and spurned numerous TV spin-offs and movies, including the 1956 film starring Clayton Moore.

The story follows the adventures of the Ranger, his white stallion Silver and his American Indian sidekick Tonto, as they attempt to bring local criminals to justice.

The crusader's last silver screen outing was in 1981's The Legend Of The Lone Ranger - but the film bombed so badly at the box office, the movie's star Klinton Spilsbury never worked in Hollywood again.

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