TV ALERT–Johnny Depp in “The Making of RANGO” on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT on Thursday!

Hats off to Entertainment Tonight’s programmers — they have offered some excellent Johnny Depp coverage recently, and will continue their hot streak by airing a segment on “The Making of Rango” on Thursday, December 23rd! Rango stars Johnny Depp as a chameleon who becomes the sheriff of a tiny southwestern town; the outstanding voice cast also includes Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Ned Beatty, and Bill Nighy.The 20-second promotional clip that aired on ET on Wednesday night showed hilarious footage of the voice cast for Gore Verbinski’s film rehearsing together — a rarity for animated films — and actually performing the scenes. Don’t miss this holiday treat!

Entertainment Tonight is a syndicated program; check ETonline.com to find the time and channel in your area (U.S. only, sorry). Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says “ET on TV Show Finder,” and enter your zip code to find your local broadcast.

Rango has a new poster, too — you can see it HERE. The lovable chameleon and the other denizens of Dirt will be in movie theaters on March 4, 2011.

The Zone thanks RumLover for the news on the Entertainment Tonight segment, and FANtasticJD for sharing the poster.