It has been announced that Gore Verbinski’s THE LONE RANGER is due to start filming in February this year, with plans to reach the cinema screens on the 31st May 2013. A statement from the Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Film Office explains that Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ THE LONE RANGER, starring Johnny Depp, will begin principal photography in New Mexico in February 2012, with production planned in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations around the state through the middle of August 2012.
‘THE LONE RANGER is proof that New Mexico’s film industry is alive and well,’ said Governor Martinez. ‘This administration is committed to fostering productive relationships with film studios so we can continue to offer our talented workforce and breathtaking backdrops for major productions. As we continue to build upon our reputation as a premier film production center, we are pleased to welcome THE LONE RANGER to our state.’
State and local officials have been working with the Walt Disney Studios for over a year to bring the project to New Mexico.
‘We couldn’t be happier to bring THE LONE RANGER production to New Mexico. The state’s world-class crews, local talent and spectacular locations will be critical in helping us take this iconic story and legendary characters to new heights,’ said the producer Jerry Bruckheimer. ‘I’d like to thank Governor Martinez, the New Mexico Film Office, and the people of New Mexico for welcoming THE LONE RANGER to your state’, he added.
Co-staring along Johnny Depp in the film will be other big names such as Ruth Wilson, Dwight Yoakam, Helena Bonham Carter, James Badge Dale, Barry Pepper, Tom Wilkinson and James Frain. The cast and crew of the film are expected to feel very comfortable on set and in the state of New Mexico. In the words of Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, ‘We welcome THE LONE RANGER to Albuquerque’.
Source: State of New Mexico
