From correspondents in New York, United States, 07:00 AM IST

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' director Gore Verbinski are teaming up for an animated film called 'Rango'.

Set for a March 2011 release, according to the Variety magazine, Depp will voice the lead character, a household pet who goes on an adventure to discover himself, reports Hollywood.com.

Verbinski will direct 'Rango' while also continuing to develop an adaptation of the best selling Take-Two video game 'Bioshock for Universal studios.

Depp is slated to start working in January next year.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)