The Owl Guard

The Owl Guard is a upcoming 2017 computer animated CGI fantasy epic adventure comedy sci fi film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Zack Snyder and George Miller, produced by Noam Murro and Christopher Nolan.

The film features Jim Sturgess, Jack Black, Patton Oswalt, Saoirse Ronan, Abbie Cornish, Richard E. Grant, Joel Edgerton, Janeane Garofalo, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Ryan Kwanten, Ben Burtt, John Leguizamo, Elissa Knight, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Anthony LaPaglia and David Wenham voicing the characters in the movie while this set in Pre-Aboriginal Australia near America and Africa. The movie was composed by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, James Newton Howard, Ilan Eshkeri, David Hirschfelder and Adam Young from Owl City.

Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. distributed the film with Australian companies Village Roadshow Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Animal Logic, the latter having produced visual effects for Happy Feet. Production took place in America, Australia, Antarctica, South Africa and Canada near London, and the film was released in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on October 25, 2016 in South Africa, November 15, 2016 in United Kingdom, January 17, 2017 in Australia and February 4, 2017 in United States.

The film grossed $140.1 million on a $80 million budget along with $259.5 million worldwide on a €38.5 million budget and received a review from film critics.

Characters

 * Jim Sturgess as Soren, an Barn Owl who found the Great Tree of Ga'Hoole and the leader of the Owl Guard.
 * Jack Black as Po, a panda who is the member of the Owl Guard. He's from the Kung Fu Panda movies.
 * Saoirse Ronan as Talia, a human girl who is the member of the Owl Guard. She's from Justin and the Knights of Valour. Sturgess and Ronan previously starred in The Way Back (2010).
 * Patton Oswalt as Remy, a rat who is a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Ratatouille.
 * Richard E. Grant as Bradley, a British flamboyant ostrich who is a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Khumba.
 * Janeane Garofalo ad Bridget, a member of The Owl Guard. She's from The Wild.
 * Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's brother.
 * Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's dad.
 * Ryan Kwanten as Kludd, Soren's brother.
 * Adrienne DeFaria as Eglantine. She's from Legend of the Guardians.
 * Anthony LaPaglia as Twilight, a Great Gray Owl who is a friend of Digger and Gylfie.
 * Ben Burtt as WALL-E, a robot member of The Owl Guard. He's from WALL-E.
 * Ben Burtt as M-O, a robot. He's from WALL-E.
 * David Wenham as Digger, a burrowing owl who is Soren's friends.
 * Elijah Wood as Mumble, a penguin who is the member of The Owl Guard. He's from Happy Feet.
 * Gary Oldman as Lord Shen, a peacock. He's the main villain of Kung Fu Panda 2. Lord Shen eating to ratatouille. It's not a villain. It's heroes.
 * John Goodman as James P. Sullivan, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Monsters Inc.
 * Abbie Cornish as Otulissa, a short eared owl who is Soren's love interest.
 * Joel Edgeton as Scar Eyed Eagle, a main villain of The Owl Guard.
 * Elissa Knight as EVE, a robot member of The Owl Guard. She's from WALL-E.
 * Hugo Weaving as Noctus, Soren, Kludd and Eglantine's father.
 * Hugo Weaving as Noah, a penguin. He's from Happy Feet.
 * Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Zootopia.
 * Essie Davis as Marella, Soren, Kludd and Eglantine's mother.
 * Miriam Margoyles as Mrs P also known as Mrs Plithiver, a blind snake and Soren's nursemaid.
 * Magda Suzbanski as Miss Viola, a penguin who is a beautiful teacher.
 * Tom Hardy as Kuzimu, a bad tempered abusive long eared owl who betrayed the Guardians and The Owl Guard.
 * John DiMaggio as Boog, a owl member of The Owl Guard.
 * Garry Shandling as Verne, a member of The Owl Guard. He's the Over the Hedge.
 * Richard Roxburgh as Boron, King of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * J.K. Simmons as Kai, a main villain of The Owl Guard. He's of Kung Fu Panda 3. Kai eating to ratatouille.
 * Deborra-Lee Furness as Barran, Queen of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * John Leguizamo as Sid, a sloth. He's from Ice Age, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
 * Ben Stiller as Alex, a lion who is a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Madagascar.
 * Claudia Christian as Strix Struma, a short eared owl who is Boron's master and the member of guardians. Christian replaces Sacha Horler in the film.
 * Barry Humphries as Bruce, a shark.
 * Patrick Warburton as Bubo, a great horned owl who serves as a blacksmith. Humphries replaced the late Bill Hunter in the film.
 * Bill Hader as Chef Skinner, a main villain who serves as a member of The Owl Guard. Replaced the late Ian Holm in the film. Eating to ratatouille.
 * Richard Kind as Bing Bong, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Inside Out.
 * Cree Summer as Primrose, a Elf Owl who serves as Gylfie's friend.
 * Willem Dafoe as James, a long eared owl who is Boron's old friend.
 * Cate Blanchett as Madame Plonk, a Snow Owl who serves as choir.
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Dewalp, a burrowing owl.
 * Greg Cipes as Ryan, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from The Wild.
 * Lewis Black as Anger, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Inside Out.
 * Barry Otto as The Echidna, a mystic.
 * Randall Duk Kim as Grand Master Oogway, a turtle who appears in Soren's dream sequence in The Spirit Realm.
 * Nick Offerman as Jeorme, a owl member of The Owl Guard.
 * John C. Reilly as Joe, a owl member of The Owl Guard.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Wanda, a owl female member of The Owl Guard.
 * Reese Witherspoon as Ginormica, a member of The Owl Guard. She's from Monsters vs. Aliens.
 * John Ratzenberger as Hamm, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Toy Story, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
 * Michael Fassbender as Vaygar, a minor member of The Ga'Hoole Tree.
 * Malin Åkerman as Azola, a female Spix macaw.
 * Richard Carter as Sir Roland, a old owl who is part of Ga'Hoole.
 * Seth MacFarlane as Gabe, a owl member of The Owl Guard.
 * Leigh Whannell as Jatt, member of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * Seth Rogen as B.O.B., a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Monsters vs. Aliens.
 * Angus Sampson as Jutt, member of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * Bob Joles as Wubbsy, a owl member of The Owl Guard.
 * Sam Elliott as Ben the Cow, a member of The Owl Guard. He's from Barnyard.
 * Eddie Izzard as Nigel, a koala member of The Owl Guard. He's from The Wild.
 * Michelle Yeoh as Soothsayer, a fortune telling goat who tells the story of The Owl Guard.
 * Dan Fogler as Zeng, a goose from Jade Palace and Boron's current messenger.
 * Jennifer Aniston as Miss Milly, a snow white owl who is served Ga'Hoole as a teacher.
 * Charles Dennis as El Rico, a vulture.
 * Dennis Haysbert as Master Storming Ox, member of Gongmen City.
 * Jean-Claude Van Damme as Master Ferocious Croc, member of Gongmen City.
 * Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb, a whiskered old screech owl who is Soren's mentor.
 * Geoffrey Rush as Nigel, a brown pelican who is a member of The Owl Guard.
 * Geoffrey Rush as the Narrator, who tells the story of The Owl Guard.
 * Beyoncé Knowles as Queen Tara, a queen of Moonheaven in The Spirit Realm. She's from Epic.
 * Eric Bana as Zan, a bald eagle.
 * Eric Bana as Scratch, a vulture.
 * Ellen DeGeneres as Streak, a bald eagle and Zan's mate.
 * Ellen DeGeneres as Dory, a fish. She's from Finding Nemo.
 * Bruce Spence as Scarface, a vulture.
 * Jacqueline Obradors as Ellie, an Elf Owl who serves as a member of Ga'Hoole tree and Strix Struma's friend.
 * Stephen McHattie as Old Hawk, Boron's advisor.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Jones, member of The Owl Guard. He's from Toy Story of Terror.

Production
In March 27, 2014, before the release of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole in September, the animators were announced to make The Owl Guard. In September 2015, the film was made in production and it was premiered on TIFF on January 2015.

Music
On December 2014, after working on Dr Seuss The Lorax and Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell provided the films score and Hans Zimmer also provided the films score in July 2015 after working on Kung Fu Panda 2. James Newton Howard, who offered not to return in The Dark Knight Rises, went to score the film as a composer in November 2015 when he previously collaborated with Zimmer in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Ilan Eshkeri and David Hirschfelder went to scored the project. Junkie XL composed as an additional composer when Zimmer, Powell, Newton Howard, Eshkeri and Hirschfelder all collaborated in the film.

Three tracks of a portion of the score including "Oogway Ascends", "Romantic Flight" and "The Boy Was Right" were all added in Soren's dream sequence were added in "The Dream of Sprits".

Chinese pop singer LuHan also recorded and promoted the song "Deep" for the movie and soundtrack.

Release
The film was released in TIFF on August 28, 2016. The film was also released in countries including October 18, 2016, South Africa, November 15, 2016 in United Kingdom, January 17, 2017 in Australia and February 4, 2017 in the United States. The film was originally going to be released on May 24, 2013, but it was pushed to February 2017 to avoid competition to Epic.

Score

 * 1.Opening Credits Theme.
 * 2.Legend of The Owl Guard.
 * 3.Soren's story of The Owl Guard.
 * 4.Mysterious Stories.
 * 5.Epic Dreams and Warriors.
 * 6.Mystery Solved.
 * 7.The Legend of The Secret Spirit.
 * 8.Land of Mists/The Cycle of Life.
 * 9.Evil Plans.
 * 10.Wonderer Hero/The Chosen One.
 * 11.Shen Returns.
 * 12.The Mystery.
 * 13.Oogway's Memory.
 * 14.The Past.
 * 15.The Campfire/The Story/The Journey/The Cave.
 * 16.The Storm.
 * 17.The Secret Seas.
 * 18.The Ga'Hoole Tree/New Members.
 * 19.Glaux Needs You.
 * 20.The Dream Of Spirits.
 * 21.The General/Otulissa.
 * 22.Boron The King.
 * 23.Bravest Hero.
 * 24.Zan and Streak
 * 25.The Soothsayer.
 * 26.The Masters of Gongmen.
 * 27.Frozen Lands.
 * 28.Eagle's revenge with Vultures.
 * 29.El Rico.
 * 30.Team Of Bands.
 * 31.The Moonsoon.
 * 32.The story of The Owl Guard.
 * 33.The Battle Of The Ice Claws.
 * 34.The Legacy of Great Spirits.
 * 35.Remy's Idea.
 * 36.Soren Meets The General.
 * 37.In The Heavens.
 * 38.The Mystical Cavern.
 * 39.The Wonders Of Owls.
 * 40.Twilight and Digger's Idea.
 * 41.Ambush/Safe.
 * 42.The Raid In The Caverns.
 * 43.Soren's Stories/The Mysterious Island/The Sacred Pool Of Tears/The Trap.
 * 44.The Vultures Raid The Forest.
 * 45.Shen's Plan.
 * 46.Fly Inside.
 * 47.General Fights With Bats And Vultures/Oogway's Story.
 * 48.The Warning.
 * 49.Soren The Protector.
 * 50.Soren Meets The Echidna/Destiny Awaits/Courage For Birds/Oogway's Wisdom.
 * 51.Soren's Dream/The Spirit World/The Wonder Of Magic/The Mortal Heroes.
 * 52.Boron's Scouts.
 * 53.The Highest Ground/The Threat.
 * 54.Sharpen The Swords.
 * 55.There's An Ambush/The Vicious Trap/Soren's Destiny/Fly Into Disaster/Trust Your Gizzard/The Raid/Only The Strongest/The Battle/The Vicious Fight/Owl Guard Defended.
 * 56.Soren vs Kuzimu/You Did What Was Right.
 * 57.The Guardian Hero/The Celebration At The Tree.
 * 58.Soren's Dreams Come True.
 * 59.Closing Credits.

Notes

Trivia

 * At about 169 minutes, it is the first and longest animated full length feature film to date, the second is drama film Interstellar.
 * Sacha Horler was originally reprise her role as Strix Struma, but her role was dropped due to scheduling conflicts when she was working on The Dressmaker. So that Claudia Christian replaced her, who voiced Helga in Disney's animated feature film Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001.
 * This was the first speaking role of Primrose, Vaygar, Dewalp and Madame Plonk. They were all voiced by Cree Summer, who voiced Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Michael Fassbender, Rodrigo Santoro and Cate Blanchett. Santoro, Fassbender, McHattie and Wenham previously starred in Snyder's action film 300.
 * Junkie XL, who was additional composer, was going to score the rest of the soundtrack, but Hans Zimmer, John Powell and James Newton Howard compose the rest of the soundtrack while Ilan Eshkeri, David Hirschfelder and Junkie XL composed some of the score.
 * The blossoms that were in Soren's dream sequence were visual effects were created by Animal Logic.
 * Warner Bros. had released a special teaser trailer in San Diego Comic Con on March 24, 2016, before The Lego Batman Movie was released.
 * When the film was released in China, Jackie Chan voiced Remy and Digger while Jaycee Chan, his son, voiced Kludd in the Chinese versions.
 * Because this film was rated PG, the word "darn" and "heck" was used 10 times.
 * Oogway's song is a portion of the score includes a melody from a song "Radioactive" by the rock band Imagine Dragons.
 * Most actors including, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan, Ryan Kwanten and Anthony LaPaglia and Jack Black and Richard E. Grant recorded their lines together.
 * The film was released on February 4, 2017 the same year.
 * This was the first film to be shot in 3D and presented in widescreen footage.
 * Actors and Actress Jim Sturgess, who voiced Soren and Saoirse Ronan, who voiced Talia, previously starred in The Way Back in 2010. 4 years later, in The Owl Guard, this is their second collaboration.