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William Fichtner to star in Disney’s ‘The Lone Ranger’

A few months ago, we told you that Johnny Depp will star in Disney’s new rendition of The Lone Ranger, due out in May 2013.  Originally cast as the villain, actor and country singer Dwight Yoakam, has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.  New reports state that William Fichtner has been hired to replace Yoakam’s role as the bad guy.

‘The Lone Ranger’ with Johnny Depp back on at Disney

Back in August, we told you that Disney had shut down production on a big-screen adaptation The Lone Ranger, from the Pirates of the Caribbean team of Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski, due to a rapidly ballooning budget. Deadline now reports the project is back on at Disney!