Soren: Owl of Na'Hoom

Soren: Owl of Na'Hoom is an American-British-French-Canadian-Australian-Western 3D computer animated adventure film. The film was produced by Don Hahn, Zareh Nalbandian, Lori Forte and Pam Marsden with screenplay by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere along with John Orloff, Warren Coleman, John Collee and Judy Morris. With an original screenplay by Julie Taymor, who did the 1997 broadway musical of The Lion King, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The film was released in April 6, 2018. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and co-directed by Mike Mitchell and Mark Osborne, Jim Sturgess, Rachael Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Lawrence, Emilie de Ravin, Drew Barrymore and David Wenham provides the voices along with Lance Henriksen, Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Jay Laga'aia, Abbie Cornish, Miriam Margoyles, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, Magda Szubanski, Barry Humphries, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe, Phil Morris, and Emily Barclay with Elle Fanning, Harry Connick Jr, Bryan Brown, James Cosmo, Jack Thompson, Richard Carter, Common, Michael Gambon and co-stars the voices of Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Margolyes, D.B. Sweeney, E.G. Daily, Steve Irwin and Magda Szubanski.

Production is taking place in Australia, and the film is scheduled to be released on April 6, 2018. it is being produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros, and Village Roadshow Pictures. The score of the film was provided by Hans Zimmer, who did work on The Lion King. Joining the project were Savion Glover and John Seale who worked on cinematography along with executive producers Mark Jacobson, who produced Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere, who created Recess and Des McAnuff, who worked in The Iron Giant.

The film was co-produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures and Animal Logic and production company by Warner Bros Pictures. It was released in RealD 3D, Digital 3D and IMAX 3D. It was also released in both conventional theatres and IMAX format.

This film is rated PG, for some violence, mild humour, and fantasy. However, in some countries, it has a higher rating. It was also distributed by Animal Logic, the team behind Happy Feet, and Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is composed by Hans Zimmer and the creative team that brought Happy Feet and Rio.

This film is a mix of live action and animation like Happy Feet (2006). This was John Mahoney's final film role.

Plot
In the opening scene, it opens a moonlight twinkle as the film begins with a narration with a magical twinkle stars and planet earth. Then, an eagle who flys all over the sun soars over the canyon. As the narrator develops a story, the animals are natures most peaceful life.

Cast

 * Jim Sturgess as Soren
 * James Earl Jones as Narrator
 * Mackenzie Foy as Lena
 * Geoffrey Rush as Ezylryb
 * Rachael Taylor as Luna
 * David Wenham as Digger
 * Mark Hamill as Frankie
 * Harriet Owen as Hayley
 * Zoe Saldana as Marlene
 * Emilie de Ravin as Primrose
 * Hugh Jackman as Memphis
 * Hugo Weaving as Noctus
 * Ryan Kwanten as Kludd
 * Andrew "Andy" Lawrence as T.J.
 * Elijah Wood as Mumble
 * Emma Watson as Sharon
 * Sir Ben Kingsley as Black Eagle
 * Jim Broadbent as Mouse
 * Rupert Everett as Leader Vulture
 * John Hurt as Griffin
 * Anthony LaPaglia as Twilight
 * Hugo Weaving as Noctus
 * Miriam Margolyes as Mrs Pilthiver and Mrs Astrakhan
 * D.B. Sweeney as Swervie
 * Robin Williams as Lovelace (archive audio)
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
 * Steve Irwin as Albatross (archive audio)
 * Drew Barrymore as Amy
 * Elle Fanning as Jane
 * Magda Szubanski as Miss Viola
 * Nicole Kidman as Norma Jean
 * Hugo Weaving as Noah
 * Harry Connick Jr as Bouncer
 * Saoirse Ronan as Violet
 * Tamsin Egerton as Charlotte
 * Common as Seymour
 * Fat Joe as Cole
 * Dizzee Rascal as
 * John Mahoney as Turtle
 * Bryan Brown as Porcupine
 * James Cosmo as Hawk
 * Abbie Cornish as
 * Sam Neill as
 * James Corden as
 * Julian McMahon
 * Melanie Lynskey
 * Richard Roxburgh as
 * Barry Humphries as Cletus
 * Ian McShane as
 * John Leguizamo as
 * Lance Henriksen as Scarface
 * Don Cherry as Elder Penguin
 * Tommy Lister as Blue Whale
 * Willem Dafoe as Tarry
 * Michael Gambon as Elephant Seal
 * Richard Carter as Bryan the Beachmaster
 * Phil Morris as Brian
 * Claudia Christian as Krista
 * Jacqueline Obradors as Roxanne
 * Emily Barclay as Gylfie
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
 * Steve Irwin as Albatross
 * Meagan Smith as Sophie
 * Christopher McDonald as Stan
 * Kiefer Sutherland as Alfie
 * Julianna Marguiles as Cecilla
 * E.G. Daily as Baby Penguins
 * Michael Keaton as Uncle Angie
 * Helen Mirren as
 * Jay Laga'aia as Badger
 * David Walliams as
 * Rodrigo Santoro as
 * Jennifer Aniston as
 * Ed Harris as
 * Tommy Lister as Blue Whale
 * Ming-Na Wen as Female Penguin
 * Jack Thompson as Brian
 * Lombardo Boyar as Raul
 * Jeff Garcia as Rinaldo
 * Johnny Sanchez as Lombardo
 * Pamela Adlon as Spinelli
 * Ricky D’Shon Collins as Vince LaSelle
 * Ashley Johnson as Gretchen
 * John Krasinski as Teacher Owl
 * Ed O'Neill as Bobby, an elephant seal
 * Larry the Cable Guy as Jeb, an elephant seal.
 * Javier Bardem as Robin, an elephant seal.
 * John Oliver as Eggbert
 * Jack Black as Bobo the Lost Polar Bear
 * Ben Vereen
 * Dan Fogler
 * Max Casella
 * Tom Alan Robbins
 * Geoff Hoyle
 * Samuel E. Wright
 * Cree Summer
 * Randall Duk Kim
 * Martin Sheen as Deer
 * Bryan Cranston
 * Julie Walters
 * Isla Fisher
 * Richard Roundtree
 * Stephen Matthews as Martin
 * Hank Azaria as Sven
 * Andy Serkis as a Loon
 * Riley Keough as
 * Hank Azaria as Sven
 * Richard Carter as Bear
 * Deborah Mailman as Zan
 * Ruby Rose as
 * Martin Freeman as Martin
 * Emily Barclay as Gylfie
 * Jimmy Vee as Bluejay
 * Teresa Palmer as Sherry
 * Zoe Kravitz as
 * Oscar Issac as a Ferret
 * Deborra Lee-Furness as
 * Mark Lee as George, a common blackbird
 * Melissa George as Pheasant
 * Jason Clark as Turtle
 * Margot Robbie as
 * Keisha Castle Hughes as
 * Rose McIver as
 * John Howard as Bear
 * Bryan Brown as Hedgehog
 * Danny Mann as Brokebeak and Dino
 * Mark Klastorin as Vinnie (Archive recordings)
 * Lee Perry as Francesco
 * Rob Van Vuuren as a Skua
 * Michael Cornacchia as Frankie
 * Ashley Johnson as Gretchen Grundler
 * Margot Robbie as Bubbles
 * Jacqueline McKenzie
 * Richard Roxburgh as
 * Deborah Mailman as Zan
 * David Field as Martin
 * Matt Stone as Albatross
 * Gary Eck as Skuas
 * David Field as Hummingbird
 * Lee Perry as
 * Abbey Lee
 * John Howard
 * Gina Breedlove
 * Megan Gale
 * Ashley Artus as Boris
 * Marcus Lovett
 * Ben Lewis
 * Gregory Gudgeon
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Squirrell
 * Essie Davis as Marella
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Maurice
 * Chrissie Hynde as Michelle
 * Barry Otto as Porcupine
 * Lee Perry as Van the Elephant Seal Elder, Eggbert the Elder
 * Katey Segal as Spinelli's Mom
 * Adam Garcia as a Seagull
 * Miriam Flynn as a Female Emperor Penguin
 * Nicholas McKay as Bear
 * Tiriel Mora as Bear
 * Russi Taylor as a Female Emperor Penguin
 * Jim Cummings as Bear
 * Paul Livingston as a Gull
 * Jack Angel as
 * Matt Stone as Husband Bird
 * Mona Marshall as Wife Bird
 * Myles Jeffrey as Lizard
 * Phil Proctor as Male Seagull
 * Jim Ward as Dolphin
 * Jason Davis as Mikey Blumberg (archive audio)
 * Hayden Roleance As Gus Griswald
 * Kerry Walker and Miriam Flynn as Penguin Girls
 * Sandy Gore as Female Emperor Penguin
 * Sam Riegel as Male Penguin

Production
Production began in Australia in February 2016. The film will be developed by the digital visual effects company Animal Logic, following its success with the 2006 film Happy Feet.

Soundtrack
The films original score was composed by Hans Zimmer with original songs by Bryan Adams, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Magical Thinker, Stephen Wrabel, Rebecca Ferguson, Prince, R. Kelly, Ashanti, Jamie Foxx, Steve Winwood, Imagine Dragons, Jason Mraz, All-4-One, Pink, N’Sync, Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Faith Hill, and Craig David. The film’s motion picture soundtrack was released on March 23, 2018.

Trivia

 * Jim Sturgess, Drew Barrymore and Hugh Jackman were officially announced before the rest of the voice cast were announced.
 * This is the first animated film to be released in 3D.
 * First combination of computer animated/CGI/live-action animated movie.
 * The first film to star Robert Sheehan in an animated film, since Geostorm. Although, he and Jim Sturgess were in a movie. Sturgess also stars in this film.
 * The first film to star live action/computer animated like Happy Feet. But, only the CGI humans.
 * The setting of the movie is South and North America, the countries were California, Valenza, Hawaii, and others.
 * Originally, the monster that was fighting Soren was originally going to be a big lizard-like creature, but it was changed to monitor lizard.
 * Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway appeared together in One Day.
 * Raffaella Delle Donne was a writer of Zambezia and Khumba.
 * Pam Marsden was a producer of Dinosaur.
 * According to the directors, the story is similar to Spirit and Bambi.
 * Hans Zimmer collaborated with Bryan Adams and will.i.am in the film's soundtrack of the movie.
 * Jennifer Aniston's first animated film since The Iron Giant and Storks.
 * First opening live action sequences since Balto.
 * The burning tyto forest that was seen in the trailer of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole was included in the film. Also, Gylfie said "were each other's family now, we'll find them together" was seen in the film.
 * Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, and Hugo Weaving appear in Happy Feet.
 * Elle Fanning and Dane DeHaan appear in Ballerina.
 * Emma Thompson and Miriam Margoyles both appear in Harry Potter.
 * Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan both appear in The Way Back.
 * Roy Lee's first producing family-friendly film.
 * Warner Bros. released a special trailer at SDCC. The screening of the film was shown before it.