Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - Moviemakers were forced to shut
down production of The Lone Ranger several times during the
much-anticipated film's marathon 10-month shoot due to
blizzards, sandstorms, and the threat of a chicken pox outbreak.
The cast and crew of the upcoming film, which stars Johnny Depp
and Armie Hammer, shot much of the movie in Utah, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, where unusual and unique weather patterns
are frequent.  Hammer is convinced the project was cursed
because filming was often halted by frustrating delays.  He
tells U.s. Tv host Jay Leno, "In the beginning of the movie we
had a  day that shut us down because the blizzards were too bad.
Then after that we had a day where the sandstorm shut us down.
Then we had a day after that where a lightning storm shut us
down. Then after that we had a day where disease almost shut us
down.  "One of the young actors in the story shows up... and
he's kinda (itching)... And the medic shows up and goes, 'Oh my
god, that's chicken pox!'  "All