No, but development for BTTF began in 1980, and Spielberg was initially absent from the writing process because he produced two previous Zemeckis movies which had both bombed, so Raiders is hold because of George Lucas and Spielberg is looking something to do and decides that he wants to direct Back to the Future, which leaves Zemeckis free to direct The Lone Ranger. Given that pretty much anything that Spielberg touches at this point turns to gold nobody involved in the production will have a problem with Spielberg directing BTTF. Spielberg is also known for being extremely effiecient. That possibly that BTTF is released in 1983/84 instead of 1985.
Fair enough.
Anyway, I just skimmed through Legend of the Lone Ranger, as well as the origin story from the Clayton Moore series. First, Legend wasn't that bad (it wasn't great, but wasn't that bad). Second, the movie's ambush and subsequent reunion of Reid and Tonto is surprisingly close to the Moore/Silverheels version. Third, the movie narrator is probably an emulation of the old style narration actually seen in that origin story episode - it was surprisingly effective in the old black and white one hour series, but doesn't fit in an 80s movie. One of the problems with Legend is that it takes too long to get to the ambush scene. The stuff beforehand isn't bad, but it isn't what people would be coming to see. Christepher Lloyd is criminally underused in the movie, and his role needs to be expanded (appropriate as the Lone Ranger's nemesis). Also, while it may be true to form, they really should have cleaned up President Grant's dialogue - this is for children too!
While it is in a sense incredibly hokey, it also still sends chills down my spine, and so I share with you all the
Lone Ranger Song (the one that tells his origin story), followed by the William Tell Overture. the Overture works well in the television series, but it seemed to be mis-deployed during the Legend scenes (also I don't think I like the movie's arrangement of it - needs less tin, more depth). The William Tell Overture, again, should be used, but only for the most appropriate of scenes, and for the opening and/or closing credits.