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The Pirates of The Caribbean star is all set to reteam with Gore Verbinski on Rango an animated picture that Paramount will finance and distribute. The film will be released only by 2011.

Depp voiced the lead character, a household pet that goes on an adventure to find its true self. The script was penned by Aviator writer John Logan from an idea hatched by Verbinski. The film will be named Rango and will be produced by Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. Paramount based Nickelodeon films is expected to be involved as well.

The animated film Rango will be an ambitious star driven entry into the genre. But for the time being Verbinski is all set to direct Bioshock for Universal. It is based on the Take Two video game. The film adaptation is also scripted by Logan.

“Rango” aims to use cutting-edge animation techniques that “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,” Verbinski said.

Work on the film is set to start only in early January next year.