Johnny Depp wants Tonto to boss around the Lone Ranger

Fox News ^ | 5/9/2011 | Foxnews

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Maybe they'll call it "Tonto's Revenge"?

Actor Johnny Depp, who is developing the movie version of “The Lone Ranger” with his “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski, wants someone other than the guy wearing a white hat calling the shots.

"I remember watching it as a kid, with Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore, and going: 'Why is the f***ing Lone Ranger telling Tonto what to do?'" Depp told Entertainment Weekly about the durable black & white Western TV series that ran in reruns well through the 70s.

"I liked Tonto, even at that tender age, and knew Tonto was getting the unpleasant end of the stick here.”

[Old Teufel Hunden]

You just can't make stuff this stupid up. My favorite line was: "you have to think, somewhere along the line, I’m the product of some horrific rape"

[donhunt]

Must be drugs.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

As long as Tonto is a cute little blond with big tata’s I’ll call her Keemosabi.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Ugh. Painful. At one point—years ago—I thought he was a good actor and worth watching. He’s devolved into typical Hollywood.

[Retired Greyhound]

Native Americans did a lot of raping of other Native Americans. They were brutal to other tribes and nations.

So, in that sense, Depp is probably right.

[stylecouncilor]

Johnny-just shut up and look good. K, thanks.

[Sacajaweau]

He’s about the same age as my kids. If it was on TV, I don’t remember it.

[dfwgator]

I remember the old Bill Cosby routine...because every time the Lone Ranger told Tonto to go into town, Tonto would get the crap beat out of him. Until eventually one day

“Tonto you go into town..”

“You go to Hell, Kimosabe.”

[Sacajaweau]

Reruns ended 2 years before he was born. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

[cruise_missile]

Maybe because the show was called “The Lone Ranger” and not The Tonto Show.

[Peter from Rutland]

“aslksa qapjasdlk; asdf aslkj;asdfl;kas asdfasdf!”

“What did he say? What did he say?”

“Him say you heap big dumb ass.”

[shadeaud]

If I’m correct, Kemosabe means man with no sense. Nuff said

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"He’s about the same age as my kids. If it was on TV, I don’t remember it."

He's close to my age. The Lone Ranger was definitely on TV a lot in the 60's and 70's. I remember watching it. There was a movie made of it in the late 70's/early 80's. Strictly low budget.

[ArrogantBustard]

We used to have a guy around here called “Tonto Kowalski”.

[therightliveswithus]

Depp’s a tool

[dfwgator]

[FrankR]

Depp...is a dope.

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels played the series as O'Henry envisioned the characters, as the script dictated, as as the directors ordered...it's as simple as that.

Jay Silverheels would be the one to bring up any racial problems, not Mr. Mascara, Johnny Depp.

I would imagine Silverheels didn't care one way or the other, as he was raking in the money. I saw him recently on an old Johnny Carson "Tonight Show" re-run, and he was spoofing himself as "Tonto".

I don't watch Depp, I think he's two bubbles off plumb and weird too.

[ArrogantBustard]

And then, there's the "Far Side":

[ClearCase_guy]

/rimshot

[mamelukesabre]

I’m tired of the pop culture fascination with men who resemble little boys.

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