The Owl Guard

The Owl Guard is a 2014 computer animated CGI fantasy epic adventure comedy 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, Elijah Wood, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Ryan Kwanten, 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 and 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, 2013 in South Africa, November 15, 2013 in United Kingdom, January 17, 2014 in Australia and June 13, 2014 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 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 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.
 * Ryan Kwanten as Kludd, Soren's brother.
 * Anthony LaPaglia as Twlight, a Great Gray Owl who is a friend of Digger and Gylfie.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Hugo Weaving as Noctus, Soren, Kludd and Eglantine's father.
 * Hugo Weaving also voiced Grimble, a boreal owl.
 * 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.
 * Richard Roxburgh as Boron, King of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * Deborra-Lee Furness as Barran, Queen of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * 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 Bubo, a great horned owl who serves as a blacksmith. Humphries replaced the late Bill Hunter in the film.
 * Cree Summer as Primrose, a Elf Owl who serves as Gylfie's friend.
 * Cate Blanchett as Madame Plonk, a Snow Owl who serves as choir.
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Dewalp, a burrowing owl.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Leigh Whannell as Jatt, member of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * Angus Sampson as Jutt, member of Ga'Hoole tree.
 * Michelle Yeoh as Soothsayer, a 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 who is served Ga'Hoole as a teacher.
 * Charles Dennis as El Rico, a vulture.
 * Dennis Haysbert as Master Ox, member of Gongmen City.
 * Jean-Claude Van Damme as Master Croc, member of Gongmen City.
 * Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb, a whiskered screech owl who is Soren's mentor.
 * Geoffrey Rush also voices Nigel, a pelican who is a member of The Owl Guard and the Narrator, who tells the story of The Owl Guard.
 * Beyoncé as Queen Tara, a queen of Moonheaven in The Spirit Realm. She's from Epic.
 * Eric Bana as Zan, a bald eagle.
 * Eric Bana also voices Scratch, a vulture.
 * Ellen DeGeneres as Streak, a bald eagle and Zan's mate. She previously voiced Dory in Finding Nemo (2003).
 * Bruce Spence as Scarface, a vulture.
 * Jacqueline Obradors as Ellie, an Elf Owl who serves as a member of Ga'Hoole tree.

Music
On December 2011, 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 2011 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 2011 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 including "Oogway Ascends", "Romantic Flight" and "The Boy Was Right" were three included in Soren's dream sequence were added in "The Dream of Sprits".