Armed with background knowledge on the 1949 television series, Dorin, Kendyl and Ryan discuss Gore Verbinski’s screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger. From controversial casting to an excess of explosions, the hosts can’t really decide what to think about the film, but they have a good time trying to figure it out!
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For more adaptations of television shows, check out our episodes on Star Trek, Once Upon a Time, Dark Shadows, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
SHOW NOTES:
Music: The Lone Ranger theme
Shout Outs
Twitter: @MuchAdoMovieUK, @KatieCarroll1 (her letter to Much Ado cast), @shegeekbham
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Main Discussion
The Lone Ranger (1949-1957)
-first 1933 to 1954 radio show
-two film serials in 1938 and 1939
-five other films, animated cartoon in 1960s
-18 novels from 1936 to 1956
-newspaper comic strip
-comic books starting in 1948
The Lone Ranger (2013)
-Screenwriter: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
-Director: Gore Verbinski
-Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner and Helena Bonham Carter
Articles
–‘Lone Ranger’ Remake and Johnny Depp’s Casting, Never a Good Idea on The Daily Beast
–Johnny Depp as Tonto: Is The Lone Ranger Racist? on TIME
–Johnny Depp’s Tonot Misstep: Race and ‘The Lone Ranger’ on Salon.com
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