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Newell in talks for 'Lone Ranger'

Published Friday, May 1 2009, 12:46 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Newell in talks for 'Lone Ranger'

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Mike Newell is in talks to direct Disney's remake of The Lone Ranger, reports Production Weekly.

The movie, written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, will show the origins of the masked hero and how he met his Native American sidekick Tonto. Johnny Depp will star as Tonto in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action-adventure film.

British helmer Newell is currently working on Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time for Bruckheimer, to be released in cinemas next summer.

The Lone Ranger first appeared on a radio show in the '30s which spun off into movies, TV shows, comic books and toy lines. His last big screen appearance was in 1981's The Legend Of The Lone Ranger.

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