BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
May 1st, 1999, four screenwriters were credited with a screenplay which would be the final draft turned in prior to the shooting script. The four men were: Jamie Williams, Richard Weiner, John Logan and Alexander Payne. Logan went on to write such films as the The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Sweeny Todd, and the still [...]
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... apparent. But Ken Levine isn't going to get in Verbinski's way while the director and writer John Logan. Rather, Levine describes his role:My job there is to be a friend to Gore and John, be a resource for them and kick ideas around with them. At the end of the day John's the writer and Gore's the director. I'm not the traffic cop. They've been so respectful of the material...
/Film (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski and star Johnny Depp have announced they will re-team for a computer animated film for Paramount. Based on an original idea by Verbinski, Rango is scripted by John Logan (The Aviator). All we know so far about the plot is that Depp will play the lead character, “a household [...]
Vulture (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Dream Reteam: Johnny Depp is reteaming with Pirates director Gore Verbinski in Rango , an animated feature for Paramount, based on an idea by Verbinski and a script by The Aviator 's John Logan . Story follows a household pet (voiced by Depp) that — yawn — "goes on an adventure to discover its true self." Verbinski wants to use "cutting-edge" techniques that will let them "capture...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Johnny Depp is set to work again with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski on Rango, an animated movie, which is scheduled for a March 2011 release. Depp plans to voice the lead character, a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self. John Logan wrote script based on an idea sparked [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Tentpole Film to Be Released March 2011 HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures has signed Gore Verbinski to direct his first animated feature film "Rango," starring Oscar(R) nominee Johnny Depp, who will voice the title character. Release is set for March 2011. The screenplay was written by Oscar(R)-nominated screenwriter John Logan ("Gladiator," "The...
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Johnny Depp is reteaming with “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy director Gore Verbinski for “Rango,” an animated feature for Paramount. The Paramount movie is about a household pet (Depp) that goes on an adventure to discover its true self. And while that may seem thuddingly generic and been-there-done-that, we’re trusting that Depp and Verbinski will bring [...]
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski will reunite for Paramount's "Rango," an animated feature in which Depp will lend his voice to "a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self." Verbinski will direct from a John Logan script.
AWN's Headline News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN's Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinksi will reteam on Paramount's ambitious new CG animated flick RANGO, per VARIETY.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Hollywood's infamous "Pirates" (of the Caribbean that is) -- director Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp -- are teaming up to make their first animated movie.
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
As if Johnny Depp wasn't cartoonish enough in Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, the actor is re-teaming with the director for the animated film Rango. Depp will give voice to a household pet, I'm guessing a dog, who goes on a crazy adventure full of fun and ...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Paramount is developing a new animated CGI film titled Rango with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski set to direct. In addition to Verbinski, Johnny Depp is on board to provide the voice of the lead character, described as "a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self." The film is tentatively scheduled for March 2011 and the CGI will be completed at Industrial...
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
'Sweeney Todd' star will voice the animated lead Johnny Depp will reunite with director Gore Verbinski on "Rango."
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
An animated pic about a household pet's self-discovery for Paramount.
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Johnny Depp will reunite with "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy director Gore Verbinski on Rango , an animated film that Paramount will finance and distribute.
