THE LONE RANGER (Producer Speaks)

• THE LONE RANGER BUDGET CUTS

The Hollywood Reporter got a chance to talk to producerJerry Bruckheimer about the cuts that had to be made in order to get the greenlight from Disney for The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.

Jerry Bruckheimer

He talked about the changes they made to the production planbut also gave more details on the cuts:

"We cut a sequence involving a coyote attack --supernatural coyotes -- and a small animated segment. The train [scenes] areintact. We trimmed it a little bit. Gore made some sacrifices creatively, butnothing that would hurt the film. We had to work it out. The studio set anumber, and it was always our responsibility to get to the number."

Bruckheimer addressed the change in release date fromDecember 2012 to May 31, 2013 as well:

"It's a better date. Before, we were up against TheHobbit and World War Z. Now we're a week after Fast and Furious and a coupleweeks before Superman. The competition is not as bad. There are a lot of moviesjammed in at Christmas. In the summer, you have a longer run. You're cut offafter the first of the year on a Christmas release."

He was also asked about the fifth "Pirates of theCaribbean" movie, which will happen considering "On StrangerTides" earned $1.039 billion at the worldwide box office this year.

"We're in the outline phase. We will lay out a story.We have a script, but we decided we could do better."