Tom Wilkinson talks Lone Ranger role

Tom Wilkinson has revealed his character in 'The Lone Range' will "start out nice", and he will be shooting the movie from next month.

Tom Wilkinson's 'The Lone Ranger' villain will "start out nice".

The British actor is tipped to play Latham Cole, a villainous railroad tycoon in the Gore Verbinski-directed movie - starring Johnny Depp - and although he refused to confirm the identity of his character, he did reveal some details.

He told BANG Showbiz: "I'm going to do 'The Lone Ranger', it's the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' people. I go in a couple of weeks until the middle of July.

"I can't confirm who I'm playing, but I can say he starts out nice. I hope so."

Although Tom has starred in a number of high profile movies including 'The Full Monty' and 'Batman Begins' he admitted he rarely gets recognised by fans.

He said: "A guy came up to me the other day and was like 'Aren't you an actor or something?' I was like 'F***ing hell' and then when people say 'You're an actor aren't you? What have I seen you in?' and do I have the courage to go 'I haven't the faintest idea, how am I meant to know?' "