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Johnny Depp Gets Lewd For 'Lone Ranger' Role as Tonto

Published by Larry Carroll on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:00 pm.

Remember those end credits in "Grumpy Old Men" that had Burgess Meredith
reciting a hilarious laundry list of sexual double-entendres? Well, now I
have a new favorite perverse phrase - thanks to the biggest movie star in
the world.

As we all remember, Johnny Depp was announced not too long ago as the star
of a "Lone Ranger" movie - but instead of playing the man in the mask, he
was set to play the Ranger's Kemo Sabe. So naturally, when I spoke to Depp
recently at the premiere of his new film "Public Enemies," I had to get a
status report. My question came out thusly: "So, are you workin' on your
Tonto?"

"That sounds lewd," he said with a grin. "Am I workin' on my Tonto?"

Depp's fans are well-aware of his fondness for infantile humor, and one of
his co-stars in "Enemies" told me that between takes in a death scene, he
and Depp would try and come up with the most outrageous slang-name for a
sexual act (Dirty Sanchez, anyone?). Being no highbrow myself, we both got a
giggle out of my unusual phrasing in the heat of the moment.

"Well, at one point, I will work on my Tonto," Depp added, expanding his
answer. "I think I have some pretty decent ideas."

Produced by "Pirates of the Caribbean" hitmaker Jerry Bruckheimer, "The Lone
Ranger" isn't due in theaters until 2012, so it would seem that Johnny has
plenty of time to figure out how to give us a unique take on Tonto that
isn't just the old-fashioned stereotype of a Native American. The first
draft of the film is currently being penned by "Pirates" writers Ted Elliott
and Terry Russio.

"I'm just waiting to get the right script, you know?" Depp said of when
he'll really start brainstorming ideas.

Although it might seem odd to some that Depp is scheduled to play the Lone
Ranger's sidekick, I can't help but think back to one of my favorite movies
in Johnny Depp's career: the Jim Jarmusch not-Western, "Dead Man." In it,
Depp is brilliant as William Blake - a man who becomes immersed in the world
of Native Americans, effectively becoming one. So I couldn't help but ask:
will his Tonto have anything in common with his William Blake?

"No," he said of his "Lone Ranger" role. "This is pretty different; pretty
different."

What do you think of Depp "workin' on his Tonto?" Can he pull it off?