Lone Ranger separate owners and the familial link has been ignored in the Western character's various incarnations. The Lone Ranger – Green Hornet connection is part of Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, which connects disparate fictional characters. Republic Pictures released two serials starring the Lone Ranger. The first, released in 1938, utilized several actors playing different men portraying the masked hero, with the true Lone Ranger unknown to the audience until the conclusion; the character played by Lee Powell is ultimately revealed to be the Lone Ranger. The second serial, "The Lone Ranger Rides Again", was released in 1939 and starred
The Lone Ranger (2013 film) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures initially scheduled the film for a mid-2011 release date, but "" replaced it because the latter was considered a priority for the studio and that "The Lone Ranger" did not have a director. After Gore Verbinski signed for director, "The Lone Ranger"'s release date was moved to December 21, 2012. Budget concerns and negotiations resulted in a production delay so the release date was pushed to May 31, 2013. By mid-2012, DreamWorks Pictures' "Robopocalypse" was facing its own production delays and could not meet its July 3, 2013 release date and therefore Disney had "The