FIRST LOOK: Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer as Tonto and The Lone Ranger

Via his Twitter page, uber producer Jerry Bruckheimer provided eager fans with the first look at Armie Hammer (Mirror, Mirror, The Social Network) and Johnny Depp saddled up as The Lone Ranger and Tonto.

The Walt Disney Pictures production is finally moving forward after budget issues that saw the film’s price tag reportedly soar past $250 million. Pre-production was temporarily halted late last year until a new lower cost to make the big budget adaptation could be reigned in.

Here is Disney’s official synopsis:

“Left for dead in an ambush with five other Texas Rangers, lawman John Reid (Armie Hammer) survives and is nursed back to health by an Indian scout named Tonto (Johnny Depp). He then dons a mask to avenge the murders of his comrades and to foil evil doers, never accepting payment for his services. His gratis vigilantism is made possible by the silver mine he inherits from one of his slain brothers – the same mine that affords him an endless supply of his trademark silver bullets.”

Reuniting with star Depp and producer Bruckheimer is director Gore Verbisnski, who helmed the first two Pirates of the Caribbean films (and just won the Best Animated Film Oscar for Rango). The cast also features Helena Bonham Carter, Divid Fitchner, Barry Pepper, and Tom Wilkinson.

Lone Ranger rides into theaters on May 31, 2013.