The Owl and The Penguin

The Owl and The Penguin is a 2012 France-American computer animated comedy drama action adventure epic fantasy film directed by Anthony Silverston and Wayne Thornley, produced by Andrew Cook, Pete Docter and story by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise and Mark Osborne.

The film features the voices of Jim Sturgess, Elijah Wood, Ricky Gervais, D.B Sweeney, Jena Malone, Rupert Everett, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Jennifer Aniston, Joe Anderson, John Hurt, Jonathan Tucker, Jacqueline Obradors, Geoffrey Rush, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hugo Weaving, Laura Ramsey, Jim Broadbent, John Leguizamo, Danny Glover and David Hyde Pierce. The film was set in Australia and South Africa where it shot in live action backgrounds.

The film was composed, scored and conducted by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Mark Mancina, James Newton Howard and Danny Elfman. It was released on March 9, 2012 in Australia, June 8, 2012 in France, July 3, 2012 in South Africa and September 7, 2012 in the USA. It was a success on a box office with a million dollar budget along with Zambezia and The Good Lion. The first animation films that was translated in 987 languages and around the world in 400 countries.