Lone Ranger played by Al Hodge, who in contemporary times, fights crime with a similar secret identity and a sidekick, Kato. In the Green Hornet comic book series published by NOW Comics, the Lone Ranger makes a cameo appearance by being in a portrait in the Reid home. Contrary to most visual media depictions, and acknowledged by developer/original script writer Ron Fortier to be the result of legal complications, his mask covers all of his face, as it did in the two serials from Republic Pictures (see below). However, rights to The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet have been acquired by
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