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, and Mr. Snuggles
  • Director Gore Verbinski voies both Sergeant Turley and Silm the Vulture
• 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 even really playing that much of a significant role in the movie. Granted, the film otherwise boasts few name actors than the ones listed above.
• Enforced Method Acting: 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 as animation references. 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, Rattlesnake Jake, and Ms. Beans, a light-up badge, and a spinning pendant.
• 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.
• The Wiki Rule: Yup, there's one.

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