Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's definitely a bird. What looks like a stuffed crow is perched on Johnny Depp's head in the first official picture of the upcoming Lone Ranger film, tweeted last night by producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The Lone Ranger's travails have been well documented: after shuffling from studio to studio through an extended development period, it was taken on by Disney at a reported $250m budget. But after the disappointing results for another action-western, Cowboys and Aliens, production was halted so the budget could be scaled back. After a period of considerable uncertainty, when it seemed that the entire project could collapse, agreement was reached and filming could begin, and a release date set for early summer 2013.
So are you looking forward to The Lone Ranger? Anxious to see Depp hamming it up wildly in another high-camp role? Let us know below.
