"Rango" director Gore Verbinski to buy "Cattywumpus" outside of Netflix
Reportedly, Gore Verbinski, director of the Oscar-winning and BAFTA-winning animated film Range (2011), will seek a new homeworld for his second animation effort. Titled Cattywumpus , the film about felines traveling in space was in the works on Netflix and was first announced as an untitled CG feature project in early 2020.
The news follows this year's staff changes, executive reorders, and Netflix Animation cuts due to the streamer's revenue slowdown. However, the outlet is still working on adding to its catalog of award-winning animated films such as The Mitchells vs. the machines , Over the Moon e Klaus with upcoming titles including Pinocchio by Guillermo Del Toro, Wendell & Wild (Henry Selick), My Father's Dragon (Nora Twomey) Thelma the Unicorn (Jared & Jerusha Hess), Nimona by ND Stevenson (Nick Bruno & Troy Quane), Aardman's Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Sam Fell) and I, Chihuahuas (Jorge R. Gutiérrez).
With the voice of Johnny Depp, with whom Verbinski has collaborated several times over the years, Range was released by Paramount Pictures and earned $ 246 million at the worldwide box office. In addition to the Academy Award for Best Animated Film and the BAFTA Award, Verbinski also won the Annie Award for Best Screenplay in a Feature Film (with John Logan and James Ward Byrkit) and was nominated for director. ILM, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Blind Wink and GK Films contributed to the production.
Verbinski's directorial credits also include the CGI creature comedy Mouse Hunt, the English-language remake of The Ring , Nicolas Cage's drama The Weatherman and, also starring Depp, the first three blockbusters by Pirates of the Caribbean e The Lone Ranger , received with less enthusiasm. He is currently in pre-production on the sci-fi thriller spaceless .
Outside of feature films, Verbinski directed music videos for Bad Religion, Vicious Rumors and The Crystal Method, as well as the Cannes Lion-winning commercial "Frogs" for Budweiser, which was a huge hit during the Super Bowl game in 1995. .
