If there is one thing in common with this trailer round up is that they all look visually amazing. Weirdly out of all the trailers today, I’m most excited about this movie. Yeah, having such a big budget increases the possibility that this will bomb, but at least every dollar looks like it is on the screen. There is a sense of fun and excitement from this trailer that I wasn’t really expecting. Color me optimistic.
Not surprising, this trailer milks Johnny Depp for all he’s worth. It milks Gore Verbinski and the Pirate films. The first 20+ seconds is just about the companies that made this film. This is an AD. This is hardly a trailer for this bloated budget of a film.
So Disney’s planned Lone Ranger film has been through the budgetary ringer. Originally, It was slated to be about 250 million, not including marketing, then it was shut down. Then it was negotiated down to 215 million and back on. Now it is being reported that the budget has soared back up to 250 million, and it is weeks behind schedule. This has to stop. Yes I am well aware that Johnny Depp is typically a franchise cash cow and Disney still wants it “new Pirates” franchise, but you have to stop and think about at what cost.