At the SAG Awards, Armie Hammer talks about THE LONE RANGER: “We go out to New Mexico in a couple of days”
January 29, 2012
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Posted by Part-Time Poet
Armie Hammer, cast as the Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp’s Tonto in Gore Verbinski’s upcoming reboot of the classic Western, told reporters at the SAG Awards that he will saddle up and don the Ranger’s signature black mask very soon. “We go out to New Mexico in a couple of days,” Hammer told Access Hollywood. “We’re starting all the pre-production stuff.” He repeated that information in an interview with PopSugar, and confided that it was “exciting” to have such a busy schedule (the actor just completed a high-profile role as Prince Charming opposite Julia Roberts in Mirror, Mirror, after playing J. Edgar‘s prince charming, Clyde Tolson, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio). “I have a job after this job,” Hammer said, “which is like, in terms of actor jobs, very rare.”
Hammer told PopSugar that he hasn’t yet had the chance to meet Johnny, but that will happen soon because pre-production work is starting. Asked where they will be shooting, Hammer replied, “Really all over the Southwest [. . . .] I think a lot in [. . .] New Mexico. Anywhere there’s a good barren plain we can abuse.”
The Zone thanks Emma and FANtasticJD for sharing the Armie Hammer interviews; you can read more about The Lone Ranger on the Zone’s News & Views forum. A video clip of Hammer’s interview with PopSugar is available HERE.
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