(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Armie Hammer has gushed about co-star Johnny Depp's good looks.

Armie is set to play The Lone Ranger in the new movie version of the classic television series. The film is to be directed by Gore Verbinski, who helmed the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the Lone Ranger's sidekick.

The 24-year-old actor is thrilled to be teaming up with one of the most handsome men in Hollywood.

"So excited, oh my gosh, he's soooo dreamy!" he said.

Armie was on holiday when he found out he hand landed the role. Even though he was thrilled by the good news, he was concerned about how much the phone call would cost him.

"I was actually in the Bahamas with my wife and we got a handwritten letter delivered to our room that was like out in the middle of nowhere, and it was like, Call Brandon,' my agent, It's very important,'" he told In Touch.

"It was a great phone call. I couldn't be happier but I was also on vacation in the Bahamas at the same time, so I was just like, Yeah, yeah this is great but this is costing me a lot of money so I'm going to go back to the beach.'" (C) Cover Media