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 ...

Abigail Breslin and Isla Fisher have no doubt both been a part of many a-great ensemble casts, from "Little Miss Sunshine" to "Zombieland" for Breslin to "Wedding Crashers" and "Hot Rod" for Fisher.

When Gore Verbinski met with Johnny Depp to discuss “The Lizard Project,” neither of them had any fantasy or idea that three years later the reptile would transform into the hit film Rango ($245 ...

AFTER directing the blockbuster 2003 adventure film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and two hit sequels, “Dead Man’s Chest” and “At World’s End,” there was only one movie that ...

You might have picked up the impression from our review that we were fans of the incoming animated movie, Rango. Appreciating that not everyone seems to concur with our feelings towards the film, we ...

After directing the blockbuster 2003 adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and two hit sequels, there was only one movie that Gore Verbinski wanted to make next: an ...

Variety staffers cover the biz in new tomes excerpted here. Peter Bart’s “Infamous Players” explores the history of Mob influence in Hollywood; David Cohen’s “The Ballad of Rango” details the making ...