Gore Verbinski's approach to the Western genre, with elements of the Hero's Journey and slapstick humour, makes this a great ...

SAN FRANCISCO--When he started making his new film "Rango," director Gore Verbinski knew he wanted it to look and feel much like many of the Westerns it evokes: gritty, dirty, and sweaty. "He wanted ...

The first animated feature from Industrial Light & Magic, the film is richly detailed, from the dirt billowing across the desert to the way the animal characters’ eyes dart back and forth. How did the ...

Hollywood, CA, September 06, 2011: The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, have announced that “Rango” will receive this year’s Hollywood ...

Defying every convention of the animated genre, Gore Verbinski’s PG-rated $135-million Rango opened well, at $38 million. Why? As Verbinski (who jumped ship on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ...

Johnny Depp reunites with his Pirates of the Caribbean director, Gore Verbinski, for a witty animated western set in a dusty frontier town where all the inhabitants are animals - talking animals, of ...

Jennifer Yuh Nelson is named best director for “Kung Fu Panda 2.” By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Rango was named best animated feature, and won three additional competition categories for writing, ...

With his first animated feature, Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski shows ambitions considerably beyond producing the usual standard of most children's fare. To put it plainly, Rango is ...

"Rango," starring Johnny Depp as the voice of a pet chameleon who tries to bring law and order to a town in the Wild West, won the Oscar for best animated feature film on Sunday. Feb. 26, 2012, 9:54 ...

Animated films made for children have long included winks directed at the grown-ups who’ve been dragged along; it’s a tradition almost as old as the medium itself. The classic Disney and Loonie Tunes ...

The director talked with The Hollywood Reporter after his "Rango" won the Annie Award for best animated feature. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Director Gore Verbinski acted out the entire movie for ...