Silver Bullet is rumored to be the code name for Lone Ranger.  Why they don’t just call it that, I have no idea, unless they’re purposefully trying to give the impression that Johnny Depp is filming a werewolf movie.  But after several false starts going all the way back to 2002, most recently just this past August when it was reported that Disney shut down production due to budget issues, (namely, difficulty in cutting the cost from $250 million to $200 million), this latest casting call makes it look like this thing might finally get off the ground.  Depp also reportedly agreed to a huge pay cut in early October to make this happen.

I was surprised to learn that Depp is not playing the part of the main guy but that of his sidekick Tonto (woah kimosabe!)  The Social Network‘s Armie Hammer will be playing the masked crusader opposite Depp.  With this thing being helmed by the same team who brought us the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (Gore Verbinski, directing, and Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio writing the script), it looks like the film will be a lot more light-hearted and silly than the TV show.

Filming will begin in a few months in Albuquerque, New Mexico so if you live around that area or plan on being there around that time (if you can ride a horse, even better), here’s the casting notice…

“Feature Film Silver Bullet casting:

ASIANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, HORSE RIDERS, MEN WITH LOTS OF FACIAL HAIR, MEN WITH NO FACIAL HAIR. WOMEN OF ALL SIZES WITH LONG HAIR.

Sunday, December 11
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Far Horizon Studio
300 Washington SE
Suite 304
Albuquerque, NM”

Just remember, this is a western, so it might get pretty dusty on the set.  Hopefully, it won’t be too hot yet when they start filming.  For more information, you can go to EG Casting’s website.

[Source: Sindication, NY Daily News]

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