Johnny Depp Says He Won't Make "Lone Ranger" Without Gore Verbinski

Now that's what I call loyalty.

As much as I think that Gore Verbinski striked lightning with the first Pirates movie and could not recapture the magic in the subsequent two movies, Johnny Depp appears to be squarely in his corner. He has stated that he won't do the suspended "Lone Ranger" with Verbinski directing the movie.

Depp told Disney that he will not do Lone Ranger without his Pirates of the Caribbean collaborator Gore Verbinski at the helm, Deadline reports. The problem for Disney is that Verbinski had given them a budget number in the ballpark of $275 million to make the movie he sees in his head … and that figure (rightfully) caused the studio to pump the brakes. 

 So, now we get to see how Rich Ross, the new person in charge of Disney movie studio, handles this.

Zz.