After two weeks of filming in Chinle The Lone Ranger production company has moved on. They filmed a number of scenes in Canyon de Chelly and used up almost every motel room in town. They pumped several million into the local economy and left a generally positive impression on the community. Sad to say I did not catch a glimpse of Johnny Depp (Tonto), Helen Bonham Carter, or Armie Hammer (Lone Ranger). I did see Jerry Bruckheimer who is producing and directing. I must say he worked hard to build bridges in the community and had only good things to say about the people of Chinle.
The Lone Ranger movie is going to a fairly dark version of the story. The movie starts with the killing of all The Texas Rangers except for one by some evil doers. (I tried out for one of extras as an evil doer but was not evil enough) The Lone Ranger somehow survives the killing and is nursed back to health by Tonto which forms a bond between the two. Instead of revenge The Lone Ranger dedicates himself to helping the downtrodden and less fortunate so that evil cannot take route. This movie will be released sometime in 2013 and big bucks are being spent as well as Jerry Bruckhiemers personal touch.
I must apologize to my daughter for not getting Johnny Depp's promise of undying and intense love. Perhaps he will film next near Slovenia where The Lone Ranger will bring all those Serbian outlaws to justice.
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