
EXCLUSIVE: Even though Disney scrapped a fall start date for The Lone Ranger, and then green lit the film for a mid-February start date once director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer brought a $250 million + budget down to around $215 million, the cast around Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer remained pretty much intact. But now the picture has lost one of its major bad guys. Dwight Yoakam has dropped out of the picture, and insiders attribute it to a scheduling conflict.


That’s too bad. Dwight Yoakam makes a great villain.
Please change you mind, Dwight…you and Johnny would be good together…give it a Go! love you Sister Jenny
use the best bad guy ever …Robert Patrick !
Probably the least of the film’s problems.
I still can’t get over him not winning best supporting actor for his role in Sling Blade. One of the top 10 villian performances of all time. It’s a crime he got nothing for that role.
Nothing but a brutal comeuppance for his character.
Personally, I think Tom Petty ought to find his way into this film. he’d be a perfect fit for a fun Western movie. Not to mention that He and Johnny Depp have some professional history together.
Is William Fichtner available?
Dwight would have been great, but he’s a busy guy, trying to work concerts around filming this Spring. Lots of great bad guys to choose from right now.
Isnt that code for “This Movie Sucks”?
No, because it doesn’t/won’t.
maybe it just has something to do with his wedding plans. Who knows, but I was looking forward to him in this movie too.