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

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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...

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

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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...