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Hundreds showed up for an open casting call in Durango for the Lone Ranger on Friday.

Richard Tavenner missed his first chance to be an extra.

“I found out they was having tryouts in Santa Fe so I hitchhiked down there and found out I was late,” said Tavenner.

But this time he was first in line.

“Well I slept by the river last night and I hitch hiked from Cortez yesterday to get here,” he said. Many of the hundreds in line traveled from far away.

“It was about a six hour drive,” said Colorado Springs resident Scott Stanley.

And some even dressed the part.

“I’ve done a few movies before. My sister works in the industry so this is old hat this is what you do,” said Durango resident Rod Sweet.

Casting directors are looking for men and woman over the age of 18, all shapes and sizes with any level of experience.

The movie, starring Johnny Depp, will start filming in June and calls for hundreds of extras. People said they weren’t surprised by the large turnout.

“Well i think it’s just part of America. Any western, it’s in our lore…it’s in our history,” said Stanley.

And everyone has high hopes.

“This is like a dream for me…just even this right here is a dream for me at the moment,” said Durango resident, Boone Grisby.

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