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Found this on Yahoo.
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Johnny Depp is becoming the new face of Walt Disney Studios. The actor will preside over the manic tea party in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" as the Mad Hatter and will play Tonto in "The Lone Ranger," whose latest screen incarnation is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
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"Ranger," meanwhile, puts Depp back in business with Bruckheimer, who produced the "Pirates" movies. Tonto is the Native American colleague of cowboy hero the Lone Ranger. The casting could stir up controversy with Native American groups, who might accuse the studio of putting a white actor in the role. One factor that could counter such an argument is Depp's mixed ancestry, which includes German, Irish, and Cherokee.
"Ranger" is being written by "Pirates" scribes Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and has no director at this time.
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080925/122232659600.html
So what do you all think? I can't wait to see this Lone Ranger. I'm almost surprised Depp didn't get the part of the Lone Ranger himself. I hope they don't give him a hard time about playing a Indian. Where I'm from everybody is mixed with Cherokee Indian and other races. I've got Cherokee on both sides of my family.
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