Dwight Yoakam Drops Out Of THE LONE RANGER; Nonso Anozie Joins ENDER'S GAME

Actor/country music singer Dwight Yoakam has dropped out of Disney's Lone Ranger due to a scheduling conflict, while Conan The Barbarian's Nonso Anozie is the latest to join the adaptation of the sci-fi novel Ender's Game.

By PaulRom - Feb 17, 2012 01:02 PM EST

Filed Under: The Lone Ranger

Source: Deadline

Deadline reports that Dwight Yoakam - a successful country music singer and actor, previously seen in Dirty Girl and Bloodworth - has dropped out of Walt Disney's Lone Ranger production, set to begin production this month. Originally set to play one of the villains, insiders say that Yoakam dropped out because of a scheduling conflict. The film stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, and is set to hit theaters May 31st, 2013.

In other casting news, Deadline also reports that Nonso Anozie - previously seen in The Grey and Conan The Barbarian - will play Sergeant Dap in the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s best-selling novel Ender’s Game, also beginning production this month. The plot revolves around "brilliant young strategist Ender Wiggins (Asa Butterfield),who is drafted by the International Fleet to save the human race." In addition, Joyful Noise's Stevie Ray Dallimore and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2's Andrea Powell have been cast as Ender's parents, John and Theresa. The three join previously announced cast members Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsly and Hailee Steinfeld, among others; Gavin Hood is directing. Ender's Game is set to hit theaters March 15th, 2013.

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11 Comments

headlopper - 2/17/2012, 2:17 PM

Oh sh**, Dwight's not in it now! Damn!

Who's Dwight Yoakam again?

StrangerX - 2/17/2012, 2:22 PM

WTF Who's this guy again?

thewonderer - 2/17/2012, 2:24 PM

I'm still trying to fathom why the hell they would give Gavin Hood the director spot. Um Wolverine sucked! Enders Game has such potential, why do the idiot execs give it to shitty directors. DAMN IT

AlexDeLarge87 - 2/17/2012, 2:37 PM

Not like i hate the guy or anything but im happy Yoakam isnt Butch Cavendish (Lone Ranger´s actual villain). I hope they get someone like Jeffrey Dean Morgan for the role. He and Tom Wilkinson would make a great villains.

Enders Game is shaping up nicely. I hope its good.

Technoman - 2/17/2012, 3:02 PM

Sergeant Dap is from Ender's Shadow I thought, not Ender's game.

113 - 2/17/2012, 3:03 PM

Isnt Ruth Wilson also confirmed for it? I'm a fan of hers after watching her in Luther. And i think she's pretty hot.

dabo - 2/17/2012, 4:48 PM

@technoman Orson Scott Card has said before that the film wiould probably be a combination of Game and Shadow so I assume that's what they are doing if they have cast Dap

pucrepeap - 2/17/2012, 5:17 PM

I really hope Enders Game is good

JYCowboy - 2/17/2012, 7:39 PM

Dwight Yoakam played a pretty good character in Sling Blade.

My favorite line he had in a Roswell film: "Ya'll know how folks talk about litte green men? Well, they ain't green."

EastcoastAvenger - 2/17/2012, 9:44 PM

Two words... Tom Petty.
Not only is he buds with Johnny Depp (Mr. Depp was even in one of his videos) but Petty has played with having a cowboy image in other videos, film, and on stage.

EastcoastAvenger - 2/17/2012, 9:47 PM

Although, if Tom Petty was up for a part I'd rather see him as a good guy.

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