After a few false starts, Gambit looks like it’s happening after all, with Gore Verbinski directing Channing Tatum in the title role.
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We’ve been keeping you posted with news regarding the Gore Verbinski-directed rendition of The Lone Ranger. Today it was announced that Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre) is set to portray the female lead!
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.
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!