THE LONE RANGER

After much speculation and multiple rumours, Armie Hammer has been cast as the Lone Ranger, opposite Johnny Depp's Tonto--the Ranger's confidant and riding partner. Gore Verbinski is directing, reuniting with Depp who he's already worked with on the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, plus Rango from earlier this year.

The Lone Ranger was a cowboy who basically rode around, battling injustice in the Old West, shooting people with silver bullets and then riding off into the sunset yelling his famous cry, "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" (Along with the colour of his bullets, Silver was the name of his horse.)

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Hammer gained fame portraying the Winklevii in The Social Network; the twins who were allegedly screwed over by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Hammer will jump on the saddle as Kemo Sabe as soon as Depp finishes principal filming finishes on Tim Burton's Dark Shadows production.