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10 September 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

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 Light and Magic. The script for Rango was written by John Logan (The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Sweeney Todd) and is based on an idea from Verbinski. While Verbinski is preparing his adaptation of Bioshock, he'll be directing Rango, but as for which we'll see first, I can't yet say, considering this isn't due until 2011. Considering the third Pirates movie was incredible dark because Disney just let Verbinski do what he wanted, I'm curious whether we'll ever see him go back ...

Alex Billington

10 September 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Actor Johnny Depp is to reunite with his Pirates Of The Caribbean director Gore Verbinski on new animated flick Rango.

Depp will lend a voice to the lead character in the Paramount housed film, a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self.

Quite a high-caliber talent list on this one, as the film is written by John Logan, who penned Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. Industrial Light and Magic, those geniuses from the world of special effects will work on the animation.

The film already has a release date set, for March 2011.

10 September 2008 4:59 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski are reteaming for Paramount’s upcoming animated family flick “Rango,” according to Variety.

Written by John Logan, screenwriter of “The Aviator,” the plot focuses on a pet (voiced by Depp) that embarks on an adventure to discover its true self.

Verbinski developed the original idea behind the project, which Paramount aims to release in March 2011. Industrial Light & Magic will work on the animation.

“Rango” marks the first production Depp and Verbinski work on together since the three “Pirates of the Caribbean” flicks.

Verbinski and Logan are also currently developing a big-screen version of Take-Two’s popular video game “Bioshock.”

Depp was last seen in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” He also recently wrapped filming Michael Mann’s next crime drama “Public Enemies.”

Franck Tabouring

10 September 2008 2:31 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

Johnny Depp will reunite with “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski on “Rango," an animated pic that Paramount will finance and distribute, says Variety today.  The studio has slotted the film for a March 2011 release. Depp will voice the lead character, a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self.  John Logan ("The Aviator") has penned the script from an idea hatched by Verbinski. The Mouse Hunt director will work with Industrial Light & Magic on the animation.  “Rango" will be produced by Verbinski’s Blind Wink Prods., Graham King and John Carls. Par-based Nickelodeon Films is expected to be involved as well. The CG “Rango” will be Par’s most ambitious star-driven entry into animation. Project was developed by King’s Gk Films, which made the original deal with Verbinski.  Verbinski will direct the film as he continues to develop an adaptation of the bestselling Take-Two vidgame “Bioshock” for Universal.

4 September 2008 2:06 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

For the past couple of months, we've been keeping track of all the conjecture and casting on Quentin Tarantino's suddenly swift-moving WWII project Inglorious Bastards. We already know who most of the participants are... but how will Qt's new movie actually look? Here's a hint: Robert Richardson is serving as director of photography. As a point of reference, Richardson has been a go-to guy for cinematography on numerous movies from Martin Scorsese (Casino, The Aviator) and Oliver Stone...

Dave Davis

5 August 2008 4:45 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

“Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski is teaming up with Universal to develop the big-screen version of the popular videogame “Bioshock,” according to Variety.

Verbinski will both produce and helm the action flick, which is set in the underwater dystopian city of Rapture and follows a plane crash survivor who must battle against the city’s mutated beings and mechanical drones.

The film is based on the popular first-person shooter game developed by 2K and released in August 2007. John Logan (“Gladiator,” “The Aviator”) wrote the script.

Verbinski is best known for directing all three “Pirates” films for Walt Disney. His credits also include “The Ring” and “The Weather Man.”

Although I didn’t really fancy “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and it’s sequel “At World’s End,” I have to admit I like Verbinski’s work. I still think his “Ring” is one of only

Franck Tabouring

27 May 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Cate Blanchett wanted to follow fellow Academy Award winner Emma Thompson's lead and place her 2004 Oscar statuette in the bathroom - but was too proud to hide her award away.

The Australian star picked up the Best Supporting Actress gong for The Aviator at 2004's Academy Awards, and wanted to be modest about her win by displaying the prize in the lavatory.

But the star eventually decided to go against her humble plans, and ended up placing her award centre-stage - on top of her grand piano.

She says, "I thought about sticking it in the loo (toilet). I was going to be very witty and Emma Thompson about it.

"But I'm actually very proud of it so I ended up putting it on the grand piano because all my friends want to pick it up and pose with it."

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9 May 2008 2:37 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski will produce and direct a film version of last year's hit video game BioShock.

John Logan (The Aviator, Sweeney Todd) is in talks to write the screenplay.

Publisher Take-Two signed a lucrative advance deal with studio Universal to hand over the film rights. Take-Two structured a "state of the art" agreement to ensure the BioShock film doesn't suffer the same fate as the aborted Halo project.

In BioShock, gamers control a pilot who crashes into . . .

Simon Reynolds

8 articles from 2008