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Johnny Depp and the creators of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are again the team to film adaptation of "The Lone Ranger", mythical character of American popular culture interpreted today by Armie Hammer, one of the rising values Hollywood
After successfully revitalized pirate movies with "Pirates of the Caribbean." - a saga that has raised more than $ 3.6 billion in revenue worldwide - producer Jerry Bruckheimer Disney studios and now hope to give a second life to western.
They thus set their sights on The Lone Ranger (The lone ranger), a masked vigilante character born on the radio in 1933 before becoming between 1949 and 1957 an immensely popular television series in the United States.
The film, which was released Wednesday in the United States for the weekend of the National Day (August 7 in France) is the fourth adaptation Cinema of the mythical hero and his faithful sidekick Tonto, a Comanche Indian incarnate with his usual versatility by Johnny Depp.
latter, who likes nothing better than to dress and makeup, personally ensured the visual aspect of Tonto, based in particular an array of Kirby Sattler for makeup and the use of a raven with wings spread as a hat.
The title role is to Armie Hammer , a young actor whose popularity rises in Hollywood, like Channing Tatum and Andrew Garfield.
But 26 year-old actor split by the magic of special effects in "The Social network" where he played the Winklevoss twins, admits he did not have an intimate knowledge of the Lone Ranger.
"The only reason I knew the Lone Ranger, it was because my father was a big fan. He loved watching reruns of the series on TV. I saw him a bit but I was only vaguely aware of who the character was, "he told AFP.
True to style Bruckheimer productions, film supercharged - and found more than $ 200 million budget - is full of scenery, explosions, massacres and bravura, to tell the history that led John Reid to swap his sad suit lawyer for the black mask and white hat anonymous vigilante.
"A more human hero"
More than the fear of duty embody a beloved character of Americans is "the sense of respect" that inhabited the actor. "I know this person means a lot to many people."
It thus adopted without hesitation certain traits of the masked hero as "respect for human life, the reluctance to kill anyone, or his strict moral code, "says the actor
But it affects the current public -. and may have enough success with young people, the core target of Jerry Bruckheimer - -. has also had to put up to date
When "The lone ranger" appeared on the radio, "We just went out of the Great Depression and the television series was born after the end of the. World War II, when we started the Korean War. People wanted a hero, they wanted to turn on the television and not be afraid to see someone doing good, a good hero, a good American, "he said .
"It does not work for today's audiences, which has more discernment, so we wanted to make it more humane. We gave him a moral code, of course, but it violates several times. We wanted to see the fight against the urge to kill someone or against something he wants to do, knowing he should not, "he continues.
For the actor , working with Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski - Oscar-winner for the animated "Rango" movie -. was also very educational
"From Johnny, I learned to be attentive to everything happens around me and remember. And Gore, I learned that you can do everything, but it can sometimes take more work than expected. "
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