The answer: Probably because it cost blockbuster dollars to produce and market - $375 million dollars by some estimates. “I think the reviews were written when they heard Gore and Jerry and me were going to do 'The Lone Ranger.' Then their expectations of it that, you know, it must be a blockbuster. Johnny Depp felt that American critics prejudged the film, as well: A better example would be, say, John Carter, which - despite its critical reputation - is actually considered by many to be underrated. It seems strange to bring up World War Z as another example of critics trying to destroy a film based on their preconceived notions of it, especially since that film received fairly solid reviews (almost 40% higher than The Lone Ranger on RT) and has grossed nearly half a billion dollars at the box office. Instead they decided to slit the jugular of our movie.”
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They tried to do the same thing with to ‘World War Z,' it didn’t work, the movie was successful. And I think that's probably when most of the critics wrote their initial reviews. They've been gunning for our movie since it was shut down the first time. (it's currently at 27% on Rotten Tomatoes), and they all but laid the film's box office blame at the feet of the critics. Yahoo! Movies (UK & Ireland) recently interviewed director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer about the very bad reviews the film has gotten in the U.S. But how? How did a film from the folks who brought you Pirates of the Caribbean - a franchise that has earned $3.72 billion worldwide - flop so terribly? Was it because the movie itself was bad? Not so, according to the cast and filmmakers. Still, many more troubled movies do not go on to be huge successes, and The Lone Ranger is just the most recent example (the movie could end up losing $150 million or more). Jaws, for example, was a notorious train-wreck of a shoot, but the movie ended up being the epitome of box office success in 1975. Of course, plenty of movies with troubled productions and/or werewolves have gone on to be huge successes. on Friday.The Lone Ranger certainly had a troubled production history, one involving (unnecessarily?) massive budgets, mystical werewolves, being canceled, and being rewritten, retooled, and relaunched. box office with a 28% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. 3, “The Lone Ranger” has grossed $86 million at the U.S. Instead they decided to slit the jugular of our movie.”Īs of Aug. “They tried to do the same thing with ‘World War Z’,” Hammer said of the critical backlash.”It didn’t work, the movie was successful.
The studio ultimately greenlit “Lone Ranger” after the three principals, Depp, Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, agreed to take a pay cut. The 26 year-old actor was referring the summer of 2011 when Disney, just weeks before the film was supposed to originally shoot, pulled the plug in order to trim the movie’s steep budget. “This is the deal with American critics: they’ve been gunning for our movie since it was shut down the first time,” Hammer said, “That’s when most of the critics wrote their initial reviews.” SEE ALSO: Johnny Depp ‘Not Too Far Away’ from Quitting Actingĭepp’s co-star, Armie Hammer, who played the title character in the $250 million film, echoed their sentiments. Its one of those movies that whatever critics missed in it this time, they’ll review it in a few years and see that they made a mistake.” “It’s unfortunate because the movie is a terrific movie, it’s a great epic film. “The audience doesn’t care what the budget is - they pay the same amount if it costs a dollar or 20 million dollars.” “I think they were reviewing the budget, not reviewing the movie, ” Bruckheimer told Yahoo U.K.-Ireland. Bruckheimer, who made millions off the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise with Depp, agreed when it came to the press’ coverage.
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