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Director Verbinski Plans Animated Feature

Paramount Pictures has signed Gore Verbinski to direct his first animated feature film "Rango", starring Oscar nominee Johnny Depp, who will voice the title character. Release is set for March 2011.

Wahlberg to Undergo Fox's 'Payne'

Mark Wahlberg, who was great in last year's The Departed, is in negotiations to star in Max Payne, which an adaptation of the hit video game of the same name, for 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. John Moore (Flight of the Phoenix) is attached to direct.

Basset and Wyle Tell the 'Truth'

Angela Bassett (Akeelah and the Bee) and Noah Wyle (Donnie Darko: Director's Cut) have joined the cast of Nothing but the Truth for the Yari Film Group. Although not related, the project closely resembles the true—life tales of former CIA operative Valerie Plume, who—you probably know—was outed by a handful of journalists.

Baldwin Joins Cook, Hudson in Comedy

Alec Baldwin, who recently received an Emmy nomination for his role as a TV network boss on NBC's "30 Rock" (must be good?), has signed on to join Dane Cook and Kate Hudson in the upcoming comedy Bachelor No. 2. Howard Deutch ("The Replacements", The Whole Ten Yards) will direct the Lionsgate film, which starts shooting next week in Boston.