Kathryn Lasky

Warner Bros. Screens Footage of Zack Snyder’s LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE – Plus Images of the Gift Bag

by Jason Barr    Posted: July 15th, 2010 at 10:56 pm

Tonight, Warner Brothers and director Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) welcomed members of the press to the studio’s lot for a screening of new footage from Snyder’s first animated film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole which features the voices of Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh, and David Wenham. For those new to the program, the film is based upon “Guardians of Ga’Hoole,” the series of children’s fantasy books written by author Kathryn Lasky. The story revolves around brothers Soren (Sturgess) and Kludd (Kwanten) as the two take opposite paths when a fall from their treetop home results in their being captured by a collection of evil owls known as the Pure Ones.

In case you’re not completely sold on an animated owl adventure from the ultra-stylized Snyder, I might suggest easing your inhibitions. To be concise, the footage of the film screened tonight looked incredible. That said, for a general breakdown of the footage shown tonight, hit the jump. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole opens in beautiful 3D (no sales pitch here, it truly is incredible to look at) on September 24^th.

Zack Snyder’s LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS Trailer Attached to ALICE IN WONDERLAND

by Bill Graham    Posted: March 3rd, 2010 at 7:36 am

Zack Snyder’s first animated film, Legend of the Guardians, was just retitled from Guardians of Ga’Hoole yesterday, but the marketing push for the film is moving full-steam ahead.  The writer of the novels the film is based off of, Kathryn Lasky, posted on her website (via slashfilm) that a trailer would be attached to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, which is releasing this Friday.

“My big news is about the Guardians movie! A trailer for it will be shown all across the country attached to Alice in Wonderland starting March fifth.”

For just how long that trailer will be, the full synopsis, and a release date, hit the jump.

Zach Snyder’s Animated Film GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE Now Titled LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS

by Bill Graham    Posted: March 1st, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Zach Snyder’s (Watchmen, 300) first animated film was plagued by a title that would have likely had people scratching their heads when it hits theaters on Sept. 24.  So, in the name of mass consumption, Warner Bros. has switched from Guardians of Ga’Hoole to just simply Legend of the Guardians, according to Heat Vision.  I am all for helping audiences pronounce your film, but did they nearly neuter the film by overdoing it a bit?

Despite that concern, the film, based on a book series about owls (I know, let me explain) by Kathryn Lasky, is shaping up nicely, with a voice cast including Hellen Mirren, Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Emilie de Ravin, and Sam Neill. According to IMDb, the film revolves around this interesting plotline:

Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie’s, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga’Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie’s.

Sounds cool, doesn’t it.  Hit the jump for the official synopsis from Warner Bros.:

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