Isla Fisher Gets Animated

Variety is reporting that Gore Verbinksi has added Isla Fisher to the cast of his animated film "Rango". Fisher will play the female lead in a movie that already features some big names.

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.

I've been doing some searching and have yet to find what kind of creature this "household pet" is. Apparently this flick is going to be created using CG animation courtesy of ILM. Imagine Depp's head on a tarantula or a lizard? That scares me for some reason. Sounds more like a horror movie then a kid friendly animated adventure.

I think Gore is definitely barking up the right tree with this one though, movies about pets seem to be doing fairly well, look at the success of Marley & Me. To be fair Marley & Me was a live action venture, a better comparison might be Bolt which has pulled in over 112 Million. This isn't a bad number, but when the budget is north of 150 Million, it doesn't look as good. This movie is due to drop in 2011 so I guess we'll have to wait to see Depp's head on a "household pet".