Verbinski set for animated feature

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Verbinski to Direct Animated Film
Published 2/21/2008 at FilmWad
... The film may not have a title, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, it does have a hundred million dollar budget, a 2010 release date, and the potential for sequels. They're currently assembling visual effects specialists and designers to work on the film. They may either go to an established studio for the animation or create one themselves, based on what the final screenplay entails. ...

Gore Verbinski Gets Animated
Published 2/21/2008 by Jessica Barnes at Cinematical
... seems to be finished with Pirates, I guess he's getting a little anxious about securing himself a new franchise. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Verbinski is getting into the animation business, and he is still assembling his team for the yet to be named film. So far, some of the designers include; visual effects specialist Mark "Crash" McCrery and story and storyboard artist James Ward Bruit. Both men are veterans from the Pirate films, so there won't be a need for any introductions. Verbinski has yet to decide if he will be handling the animation work ...

Verbinski’s Next Project Animated…
Published 2/23/2008 by Josh Radde at Film School Rejects
... Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is a man who knows no genre bounds. He’s directed a horror film (The Ring), a dramedy (The Weather Man), an action-comedy (an actedy? comection?) in the guise of The Mexican, and one of the highest grossing action-adventure trilogies of all-time (Pirates) to varying degrees of success. And now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, this eclectic director’s next project will be animated. ...