Lone Ranger January 2012. Written by Ande Parks and drawn by Esteve Polls, it ran for a total of 25 numbers, with the last issue being released in June 2014. Apart from the ongoing series, Dynamite released several miniseries starring the Lone Ranger, such as "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" (4 issues, written by Brett Matthews; John Abrams with art by Mario Guevara) in 2008; "Snake of Iron", a 5-part by Chuck Dixon and Steve Polls published in 2012, and "Vindicated", 4 issues by Justin Gray and Rey Villegas in 2014. In 2016, The Lone Ranger teamed-up with the Green Hornet in
The Lone Ranger (2013 film) get a director and Disney greenlights. We don't have a director yet." In September of 2010, Gore Verbinski was hired to direct. Verbinski had suggested giving the role of Tonto to Depp while filming the film. Filming was slated to begin after Depp finished work on "Dark Shadows". Actor Armie Hammer was selected to play the Lone Ranger, a role that Bruckheimer described as being written for "a young Jimmy Stewart character". On August 12, 2011, Disney announced that production on "The Lone Ranger" would be delayed due to budget concerns expressed by CEO Bob Iger and then Walt Disney