Paramount Pictures Pacts With Director Gore Verbinski for First Animated Feature 'Rango' With 'Pirates' Star Johnny Depp Voicing Title Role
Tentpole Film to Be Released March 2011
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept 10, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 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 Aviator," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"). "Rango" will be produced by Verbinski's Blind Wink Productions, Graham King ("The Departed") and John Carls ("Open Season"). The animation for "Rango" will be provided by the San Francisco-based Industrial Light and Magic.
"Rango" is Verbinski's first animated feature. He directed the "Pirates of the Caribbean" blockbusters, which grossed nearly $2.7 billion worldwide. Depp starred in all three movies as the swashbuckling Jack Sparrow, and earned an Oscar(R) nomination for the first film.
Verbinski is already experienced in CG animation and will be employing techniques he developed with ILM in the creation of the Davy Jones character in the "Pirates" movies, which won the 2006 Oscar(R) for Best Visual Effects.
"We're delighted to be partnering with Gore Verbinski on Rango," said John Lesher, President, Paramount Film Group. "The combination of Gore's exciting vision and the talents of John Logan and Johnny Depp make 'Rango' a great tentpole for Paramount's 2011 slate," added Rob Moore, Vice Chairman, Paramount Pictures.
"'Rango' is an oddly charismatic character that is perfectly suited for Johnny Depp's extraordinary abilities," said Verbinski. "The techniques we are employing will allow us to capture and translate every aspect of Johnny's performance, using it to drive the computer-generated character in a way that has yet to be seen in an animated feature. This is not a disembodied voice: Johnny Depp is Rango. We are creating something that will resonate with a broad audience and stick in the minds of kids all across the globe. The characters and circumstances are feeling buoyant and rich in humor and attitude, yet with a surprising emotional depth. I am tremendously excited about the support and enthusiasm we have received at Paramount."
Verbinski is represented by Creative Artists Agency and his attorney is Warren Dern. Depp is represented by UTA.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom, a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies and DreamWorks Studios. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
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‘Rango’ is about a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self, and Depp actor will be lending his voice to the lead character.
Par-based Nickelodeon Films is expected to be involved as well.
Johnny Depp will begin working for ‘Rango’ penned by John Logan based on an idea hatched by Verbinski in the month of January 2009. (ANI)
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http://www.topnews.in/light/johnny-depp-lend-voice-animated-flick-rango-216102
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"The techniques we are employing will allow us to capture and translate every aspect of Johnny's performance, using it to drive the computer-generated character in a way that has yet to be seen in an animated feature."
What??? It sounds like Gore is adopting Zemeckis' style of walking corpses (Beouwulf, Polar Express, and the coming Christmas Carol).
That said, Happy Feet was a huge success, and it was also directed by a live-action director with a similar "realism" goal.
- TAE
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Gore Verbinski to direct 3D cartoon: Rango
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