'Guardians of Ga'hoole' Gets a Killer Cast
Filed under: Animation, Casting
As much as I love a good animated film, sometime I have to sigh and wonder what would be if the same cast was in a live action feature. This is one of those times. Zack Snyder's Guardians of Ga'hoole has found its official cast, and it's a little different from earlier reports in January. Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten are still in, Hugh Jackman is not, and there are a whole bunch of new folks. The Hollywood Reporter posts that the cast will be headlined by Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham, and Weaving. (Mucho props to Elisabeth for guessing right on Wenham in April '08!) These guys will be joined by the likes of Aussie folks Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Emilie de Ravin, Jay Laga'aia, and Kwanten. PLUS -- three Brit actors with Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren, and Jim Sturgess. Unfortunately, there's no cast rundown of who will voice who, and with that many names, I'm not even going to try guessing. Check out IMDb for a few casting names, but I'm not so sure on their accuracy since they list Sturgess as Soren, and THR lists him last, rather than naming him as a headliner.
Holy crap! Is it terrible that this news makes me sad and wishes this cast wasn't wasted on owls? Many of these actors could offer so much visually, and oh, how I'd love to see them play off of each other -- especially Wenham, Weaving, and Mirren. At the very least, it's got me itching to watch the story of the young owl Soren and his enthrallment with stories of the winged warrior Guardians of Ga'Hoole. How 'bout you?
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11-19-2009 @ 9:15AM
stainless steel barometer said...
I love to watch the Animated films. This film seems to be the interesting one.
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11-19-2009 @ 10:00AM
Beatleowl said...
Sturgess gave an interview to his fan website last week where he confirmed that he voices Soren:
"I was really excited about doing this as I had always wanted to be the voice of an animated character... I really wanted to hold out and find something special so when ‘Guardians’ turned up I was over the moon! I play the character of Soren in the film. It was alot of fun to do but so different from anything I had done before!"
Visit www.jimsturgessonline.com for more details...
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11-21-2009 @ 5:34PM
Lillypop said...
Being an Aussie, I am stoked to see so many Aussie names in the cast. Well done guys (& girls). And Jim Sturgess did such a great job as Jude in Across the Universe. It will be a great movie! I have read all of the Ga'Hoole books with my daughter, and we couldn't put them down. I can't wait to see this movie!
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