Johnny Depp Says THE LONE RANGER Will Reinvent the Role of Tonto

When it was reported that Johnny Depp would be playing Tonto in the adaptation of The Lone Ranger , some were left wondering why an actor of Depp’s stature would take the sidekick role. The answer: he wouldn’t. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Depp expresses bewilderment that Tonto would take orders from The Lone Ranger: “I remember watching [the 1949-1957 TV series in reruns] as a kid, with Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore, and going: ‘Why is the f—ing Lone Ranger telling Tonto what to do?’” Apparently Johnny Depp was a foul-mouthed kid. Hit the jump for what he and director Gore Verbinski ( Rango ) are planning for the film adaptation. Depp tells EW: “I liked Tonto, even at that tender age, and knew Tonto was getting the unpleasant end of the stick here. That’s stuck with me. And when the idea came up [for the movie], I started thinking about Tonto and what could be done in my own small way try to — ‘eliminate’ isn’t possible — but reinven...