Actually, the more appropriate statement is paying through the nose for Elton John. I mean, that's what really made The Lion King successful. ;) Really, I think that better fits "Shark Tale". It looks to me they were trying way too hard to mold the animated character to the actor, rather...
I actually would rather not see Brad Bird to a sequel. Partially because he's a creative individual, and I'm sure he has plenty of ideas for new films. (Like "Ray Gunn", for example.) Also, doing sequels for the sake of doing sequels is a bad idea. If you have a good idea, then go ahead and do...
While I do see the resembleness, Jason Lee was definitely the right person to voice the role. No one does "outraged whiney fanboy" better than Jason Lee. :D Jason
Except that Kevin Conran succeeded in making a pretty good mix with "Sky Captain". On a technical level, the integration of the people with the CG backrounds was probably as good as it gets. While I kinda understand Zemeckis' decision, the problem when you try to be too realistic with human...