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Studios Fork Over Big Cash For Super Bowl XLVII

The Super Bowl’s notoriously pricey ad spots already cost a chunk of change well into the seven figures last year and it’s set to head well northward for 30 seconds of airtime this Sunday. But that has not scared away movie studios from snapping up commercial time on Super Bowl XLVII. Studios will air ads for upcoming blockbusters including Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man 3 , J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness , Johnny Depp’s The Lone Ranger , James Franco and Michelle Williams’ Oz The Great And Powerful and Vin Diesel’s The Fast and the Furious 6 . Brad Pitt’s World War Z is slated for a pre-game spot. Disney’s The Lone Ranger , with a July release, is the pic with the longest wait-time before its theatrical release. Last year, 30 seconds on the sky high rated sports event cost $3.5 million, but that has jumped to a cool $4 million for a half-minute in the match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Among the non-studio ads set to air Sunday are spots from Chrysler, Tide, Best Buy, Coke and the new BlackBerry 10, according to Deadline. [ Sources: Huffington Post , Deadline ]

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WATCH: ‘Lone Ranger’ Trailer Teases Depp’s Tonto, Lone Ranger Not So Much

Disney’s first trailer for the big budget Wild West spectacle The Lone Ranger has everything but, y’know, the Lone Ranger himself — Armie Hammer , who’s glimpsed here and there amid director Gore Verbinski’s bright, sweeping vistas, but certainly isn’t the center of attention. Based on this you’d think The Lone Ranger is about horses, runaway trains, slo-mo shoot-outs, and Johnny Depp as a painted face, bird-on-head, perpetually grimacing Tonto . Which, let’s be honest, is why this movie exists in the first place. Depp’s sage (and apparently humorless) Tonto penetrates the iconic Western landscape like a punchline, delivering an accented line: “There come a time, kemosabe, when good man must wear mask.” I’m sure his is a culturally-sensitive and realistic portrayal of Native American heroism. This should make for some very interesting Independence Day ’13 viewing. Meanwhile, let’s see some more Hammer, Disney! Otherwise it’s The Tonto Show , which, who am I kidding, I’d watch anyway. The Lone Ranger hits theaters July 3, 2013. Synopsis: From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption. Verdict: Hi-ho, Silver, away…

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Crew Member Drowns On Set Of Johnny Depp’s ‘The Lone Ranger’

According to TMZ , a diver working on a water tank on the set of The Lone Ranger drowned this morning in Los Angeles: “Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the movie wasn’t being shot today, and the person who died in the tank was prepping it — possibly cleaning it — when someone noticed no bubbles from the gear were surfacing. That’s when they pulled the man out of the water.” The Johnny Depp blockbuster is filming for a July 3, 2013 release. More info to come. [ TMZ ]

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See How Many Armless-Surfing Shots You Can Spot in the Soul Surfer Teaser

Apparently Soul Surfer tells the inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton, “who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.” That’s a hell of a true story. Good luck figuring it out from this first teaser trailer though! This preview looks more like the inspiring story of attractive kids hanging out at the beach and surfing and then hanging out with Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid. So just how did this genius marketing team manage to cut a trailer for a film where the protagonist is missing an arm without actually ever showing the one-armed girl? Well, upon closer inspection, they didn’t quite manage it, but points for effort! I’ve provided screen shots after the jump in case you blinked.

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Somebody Please Give Paul Mazursky Money For His 3-D Orgy Idea

Maybe you’ve been wondering what some of your favorite 70’s directors have been up to ever since they stopped making movies. It turns out that in the case of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Blume in Love director Paul Mazursky, he’s just been laying low, waiting for someone to give him money to shoot an orgy scene in 3-D. Mazursky recently told The Wall Street Journal : “They want to remake Bob and Carol , and I said, ‘If you give me a lot of money upfront and you do the orgy in 3D, I’d be interested.'” Okay, this needs to happen. Here’s why.

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Peter Fonda Found a Dead Body and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: Johnny Depp doesn’t regret The Tourist … Paul Greengrass heads to Memphis … Dick Wolf unveils massive Law & Order: Los Angeles changes… and more ahead.

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Peter Fonda Found a Dead Body and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today