Trivia / Rango

• Acting for Two:
  • In addition to voicing Rango, Johnny Depp does the voice of a background character named Lars, as well as voicing Raoul Duke in a cameo role.
  • Stephen Root voices Doc Kenny, Mr. Merrimack III, and Mr. Snuggles.
  • Alanna Ubach voices Miss Daisy, Boo, Cletus, and Fresca.
  • Co-writer/Head of Story James Ward Byrkit voices Waffles, Gordy, Papa Jord, and Cousin Murt.
  • Hell, even Co-writer/Producer/Director Gore Verbinski got in on the fun, voicing Sergeant Turley, Silm the Vulture, Crevice, and Lupa, a member of the Marachi Band.
• All-Star Cast: Johnny Depp as Rango, Bill Nighy, Alfred Molina, Abigail Breslin, and Isla Fisher, to name just a few.
• Billing Displacement: Abigail Breslin is billed pretty high in the credits (third or fourth) despite her character Priscilla not getting as much dialogue as the villains and several of Rango's posse. Granted, the film otherwise boasts few name actors than the ones listed above.
• Enforced Method Acting: Crossed with Voices in One Room, Gore Verbinski gathered the cast on a stage with some set dressing and props and had them perform the script as if they were rehearsing for a live-action film. The dialogue was recorded with boom mics for the final product while the acting was recorded on camera under Verbinski's supervision as reference footage for the animators at Industrial Light and Magic, a couple of whom were on set according to Ned Beatty. Bill Nighy said that this helped him dial in his performance, as he could see how his co-stars were reacting to him while Johnny Depp called the process "emotion capture" because the interactions helped inform his portrayal of Rango.
• Fake American:
  • Isla Fisher as Beans.
  • Bill Nighy as Rattlesnake Jake.
• Kids' Meal Toy: At Burger King, it got playing cards, toys of Rango, Beans, and Rattlesnake Jake, a light-up badge, and a spinning pendant.
• Role Reprise:
  • Johnny Depp briefly reprises his role as Raoul Duke in a short cameo.
  • The only cast members from the film to reprise their roles in the video game adaptation are Blake Clark as Buford the Bartender, Alanna Ubach as her characters (see above), and James Ward Brykit (who also wrote and directed the game) as Waffles.
• Sequel in Another Medium: The tie-in game takes place after the movie. The plot revolves around Rango collecting meteorite shards while investigating what really happened to Beans' father.
• Throw It In!: The first lines Rango says in the film? That's Johnny Depp warming up his voice.
• What Could Have Been: Tommy Lee Jones and Christopher Walken were both considered for the role of the mayor before Ned Beatty was cast.

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