Rango, the title character of the animated Gore Verbinski film that hits theaters on March 4, has the voice of Johnny Depp and the life confusion of Ben Stiller in “Greenberg.” But with his ...

Some skullduggery is afoot. So when the lizard takes the name "Rango" and starts passing himself off as the rootin'est, tootin'est varmint ever to roam the Old (New) West, they name him sheriff.

Rango runs afoul of the mayor, voiced by Ned Beatty, the villain of “Toy Story 3.” Rango flirts with Miss Bean (Isla Fisher) and wonders, wonders, wonders about the missing water.

Published June 28, 2010•Updated on May 30, 2012 at 2:45 pm First there was the utterly pointless teaser, then the uber cryptic website and now, finally, a peek at "Rango, the titular lizard in ...

Published June 28, 2010•Updated on May 30, 2012 at 2:45 pm First there was the utterly pointless teaser, then the uber cryptic website and now, finally, a peek at "Rango, the titular lizard in ...

But first, Verbinski cleared up some plot details. Rango (Depp) is a pet chameleon who lives in a terrarium. “He’s a thespian in search of an audience,” says Verbinski.

Rango and the good gophers and gopher tortoises of Dirt both get more than they bargain for. Rango gets into shootouts. How these tiny critters got tiny firearms is anybody’s guess. (Oh, right.

Meanwhile, Rango holds the distinction of being the only movie chameleon in history who never changes color. The subplots are overly complex while the overarching story is simplistic and half-baked.

Craig Modderno is an AwardsLine contributor 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 ...

They called it Rancho Rango. A modest ranch house in the hills of La Cañada, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, it was where Gore Verbinski and a loose band of confederates and conspirators began ...