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Found by emma at SciFiWire
Shopaholic's Isla Fisher morphs into Rango's gun-toting lizardIsla Fisher told SCI FI Wire that she's the voice of a gun-toting lizard in the upcoming animated movie Rango.
The film, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean), stars Johnny Depp as a household pet who embarks on an adventure to discover his true self. In addition to Fisher and Depp, the voice cast includes Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone and Ned Beatty.
Fisher spoke about Rango last month while promoting her current film, Confessions of a Shopaholic. Followed are edited excerpts of the exclusive interview with Fisher. Rango is slated for release in March 2011.
What are you voicing for Rango?
Fisher: I'm playing a lizard. I'm a hard lizard. It's just a lot of fun. I get to tote a gun, and it's just been a completely different experience from anything I have done before.
Is it you in a recording studio by yourself, or do you get to interact with anyone else?
Fisher: That's what's so interesting about Gore Verbinski's process. We're shooting it like a play. So we're all on stage, and we act it out, and he shoots it with cameras. Then he's going to animate the characters to match our faces.
That's unusual, especially for a feature. Everyone involved generally meets one another at the premiere.
Fisher: Absolutely. When I did Horton Hears a Who!, I was just alone with the director in a booth. I'm really enjoying this process. It really adds such depth to the performance to actually see the other actor you're interacting with and to experience it, rather than just be alone in a booth.
From emma found at Coming Soon
VarietyIsla Fisher joins Paramount's 'Rango'
Actress adds voice to toon adventure
By TATIANA SIEGELIsla Fisher has joined the cast of Gore Verbinski's toon adventure "Rango" as the female voice lead.
The "Confessions of a Shopaholic" star will play alongside Johnny Depp and Abigail Breslin, who have already boarded the Paramount Pictures project. Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty round out the voice cast.
Story centers on a household pet (Depp) who goes on an adventure to discover his true self.
Fisher most recently starred in the romantic comedy "Definitely, Maybe." She is attached to star in a pair of bigscreen comedies: "The Cookie Queen" at Universal and "Groupies" at Paramount.
From Soapdom
DOOL's Patrika Darbo Cast in Feature Film ‘Rango’ With Johnny Depp PDF Print E-mail
Written by Linda Marshall-Smith
Monday, 02 February 2009
Also watch for Darbo's guest starring role on the February 8th eppy of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”Patrika Darbo (ex Nancy, Days of our Lives)Patrika Darbo (ex Nancy Wesley, Days of our Lives) has been cast in Paramount’s feature film Rango with Johnny Depp starring as a household pet who goes on an adventure to find himself. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski and also stars Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty. It's a live action and animation project.
Emmy-nominated actress, Darbo, is best known for her role as Nancy Wesley on NBC’s “Days of our Lives” from 1998-2005, and was previously known for her memorable roles in such films as In the Line of Fire, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Charlie Wilson’s War, Hatchet and Mr. & Mrs. Smith among others. Her extended line of TV credits includes “Step By Step”, “Gilmore Girls”, “Seinfeld”, “Roseanne and Tom, Behind the Scenes” as Roseanne, and she will guest star on the upcoming February 8 episode of “Desperate Housewives” on ABC. She is also currently airing in a television commercial where she plays a flight attendant. If memory serves, the product is Dayquil.
From Coming Soon
Full Cast for Gore Verbinski's Rango
Source: Variety
January 28, 2009
Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty have joined the voice cast of director Gore Verbinski's animated adventure Rango, written by John Logan.
They will star opposite Johnny Depp and Abigail Breslin in the Paramount Pictures project, which centers on a household pet (Depp) who goes on an adventure to discover his true self.
The studio is targeting a March 18, 2011 release.
From NYPress
Johnny Depp Plays Pet
Posted By: Beth LevinBuzz has been disappointingly minimal for our favorite pirate-clad, scissor-handed demon barber, Johnny Depp. But don't worry—MTV has recently reported that Depp will soon take the form of a household pet in Gore Verbinski’s upcoming animated film, Rango, alongside Confessions of a Shopaholic star Isla Fisher and Little Miss Sunshine’s Abigail Breslin. Apparently, Verbinski plans on stretching the boundaries of animation by initially having the stars act out the movie in order to help the animators reate more realistic portraits of the actors. Hopefully, the animal version of Depp will also has exceptionally pronounced cheekbones and nautical mannerisms.
From Movies Blog MTV Breaking: Isla Fisher Joins Johnny Depp In ‘Rango’
Published by MTV Movies Team on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:19 pm.Johnny DeppContributed by Silas Lesnick
While talking to Isla Fisher at this weekend’s “Confessions of a Shopaholic” junket, MTV News learned about an exciting bit of casting; Fisher has joined Gore Verbinski’s 2011 animated adventure film, “Rango”.
Already set to star Johnny Depp as a household pet who goes on a fantastic adventure, the film reunites Depp with the “Pirates” director. Fisher is set to voice a lizard that Depp’s character
encounters on his travels.In addition to Depp and Fisher, “Rango” stars Ian Abercrombie and Hemky Madera as well as the just-announced Abigail Breslin.
Fisher also noted that Verbinski is going for a completely original approach to animated filmmaking. The entire movie is being acted out live but, rather than serve as a base for motion capture or rotoscoping, the live version will be used to aide the animators in capturing the characters’ movements and facial features. While it’s not uncommon for a camera to be present in a recording booth for just that reason, Fisher seemed to imply that Verbinski’s approach is much more elaborate, something the director has hinted will allow an unprecedented on-screen focus on the actors.
Though you’d never be able to tell from her acting roles, Fisher’s real voice has a heavy Australian accent. Her performance in “Rango”, though, will be a brand-new voice altogether. Check back tomorrow for the video interview and a chance to hear it for the first time.
From Variety
Abigail Breslin booked for trio
'Sunshine' star set for 'Rango,' toon pair
By TATIANA SIEGELAbigail Breslin has booked three bigscreen roles, including a pair of animated pics.
The "Little Miss Sunshine" thesp will star opposite Johnny Depp in Gore Verbinski's animated adventure "Rango" for Paramount Pictures. Film centers on a household pet (Depp) who goes on an adventure to discover his true self.
Breslin will also voice the lead character in toon "The Wild Bunch." Story revolves around a team of common wildflowers and plants that are attacked by an evil army of genetically modified cornstalks.
Animation Lab, the nascent Israel-based company, is producing the Doug Wood-helmed film. Willem Dafoe, Willie Nelson, Elizabeth Hurley and Chris Klein round out the voice cast.
Finally, Breslin is in negotiations to join Columbia's horror comedy "Zombieland" opposite Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone. Film is set in a world overrun by zombies, where two men (Harrelson, Eisenberg) join forces and cross paths with a pair of con-artist sisters (Stone, Breslin).
From Coming Soon
Depp and Verbinski Reteam on Rango
Source: Paramount Pictures
September 10, 2008Paramount Pictures has signed Gore Verbinski to direct his first animated feature film Rango, starring Oscar nominee Johnny Depp, who will voice the title character. Release is set for March 2011.
The screenplay was written by Oscar-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® 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 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."
