Walt Disney Studios’ presentation at CinemaCon included footage from one of their big 2013 releases, The Lone Ranger, as well as a screening of Monsters University. Taking the stage to promote their films in front of the members of NATO (National Association of Theater Owners) were The Lone Ranger stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, director Gore Verbinski, and executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as Monsters University director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae. Take a look at a handful of pictures from the event, courtesy of Disney:
And in addition, The Lone Ranger group took part in a global Q&A live from a Vegas theater:
The Plot:
From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ The Lone Ranger, a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.