Directed by zack snyder 300, legend of the guardians. A likable family fantasy adventure about sibling owlets torn between good and evil, says peter bradshaw. The owls of gahoole a companion game to the upcoming legend of the guardians. Based on kathryn laskys fantasy book series, legend of the guardians follows young tyto owlet soren voiced by jim sturgess, who loves his fathers tales about the guardians of gahoole, a legendary band of warriors that protects the owl kingdom from danger. The good owl soren is voiced by jim sturgess in legend of the guardians. Acclaimed filmmaker zack snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure guardians of gahoole, based on the beloved bo. He and his new friends escape to the island of gahoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of st. Legend of the guardians with a twist chapter 1, a legend. Legend of the guardians the owls of gahoole movies on.
Its main goal was to eliminate the guardians of gahoole and purify the owl kingdoms by enslaving nontyto owls and destroying any opposition. The series, which was intended to end in 2008 with the publication of the war of the ember until a prequel, the rise of a legend, was published in 20, has a total of sixteen books. The owls of gahoole follows two owls, soren and kludd, both who have radically different dreams in life, as they navigate the perilous world they find themselves in after falling from their treetop home. Guardians of ga hoole this is the story of soren, an ordinary owl who rose to become a legend of his time. The film follows soren, a young owl enthralled by his fathers epic stories of the guardians of gahoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil pure ones. This is the story of what it takes to make a guardian. The owls of gahoole based on the beloved guardians of gahoole books by kathryn lasky. The owls of gahoole is a 2010 3d computeranimated fantasyadventure film based on the guardians of gahoole series by kathryn lask. The owls of gahoole may not sound like a project from zack snyder, director of watchmen, 300, and 2004s dawn of the dead remake. A father owls tales of the guardians of gahoole enthrall his son soren, but an older son scoffs at the stories of winged warriors who fought an epic battle to save all of owlkind from the evil. With a brilliant artistic style and an epic story, legend of the guardians.
Its a cgi childrens fantasy that pits good talking owls against evil ones, taken from kathryn laskys popular book series, and it lacks the gore and grimness of snyders past work. The owls of gahoole theatrical release, this videogame will take players on an amazing adventure as they customize their very own guardian owl and experience an. This is the story of soren, an ordinary owl who rose to become a legend of his time. The capture, book one soren is born in the forest of tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the barn owls dwell. Zack snyders version of kathryn laskys owls the new york times.
The pure ones were a large owl organization consisting mainly of the family tytonidae, more commonly known as barn owls, comprised of species such as tyto alba, tyto novaehollandiae, tyto tenebricosa, and tyto multipunctata. The film was directed by zack snyder 300, watchmen. Guardians of gahoole books one, two, and three kathryn lasky, pamela garelick on. Starring emily barclay, abbie cornish, essie davis, joel edgerton.
There is a gender bend, a twist with the characters, and some romance. Now its here, and i can safely say to you that, for the most part, its a cracking good read. It is somewhat ironic that in the past few years, to write as a total human being, i have had to slip out of my own skin and into the feathers or pelts of animals for my fantasy series about owls the guardians of gahoole and then the wolves of the beyond. For the film adaptation, see legend of the guardians. This box set contains the first three books by kathryn lasky, which are the basis of the animated movie, legend of the guardians. This is the first ever rated m guardians of gahoole fanfict. The owls of gahoole is a 3d animated adventure about the exploits of heroic warrior owls. The owls of gahoole bluray and dvd fly in december 17th nov 3, 2010. Soren is born in the forest of tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the barn owls dwell.
Guardians of gahoole is a fantasy book series written by kathryn lasky and published by scholastic. The owls of gahoole is a compelling and thrilling adventure. Flint is one of the many ocs i plan on making for this book and is one of the main protagonists. The owls of gahoole based on the beloved guardians of gahoole books by. The owls of ga hoole based on the beloved guardians of gahoole books by. These are great books clean, wholesome, and based on morals. Coryn and the band have returned to the great gahoole tree and restored order. Guardians of gahoole by kathryn lasky about the book prolific author kathryn lasky has long had a fascination with owls. My first my hero academia story, basically this is a story that is a mix of this anime and legend of the guardians owls of gahoole aka the owl movie. This is an australianamerican movie starring geoffrey rush, emily barclay and helen mirren as some of the character voices. The owls of gahoole is a 2010 3d computer animated epic fantasyadventure film based on the guardians of gahoole series by kathryn lasky directed by zack snyder.
The owls of gahoole the videogame allows players to customize. After doing a great deal of research, she planned to write a nonfiction book about owls, with photographs by her husband, christopher knight. Huge around 47x35 inches 120x90 cm made of 2 sections. The film stars jim sturgess, emily barclay, anthony lapaglia, david wenham, adrienne defaria, miriam margolyes, joel edgerton, ryan kwanten and helen mirren. Zack snyder directed the film as an animation debut, zareh nalbandian produced the film, john orloff and emil stern wrote the film, with jim sturgess, hugo weaving, joel edgerton, abbie cornish, geoffrey rush, emily barclay, sam neill. This collection is the first 3 books in the series the guardians of gahoole. Many have no doubt forgotten 2010s owlcentric actionadventure epic legends of the guardians.
This is a family film that runs for approximately ninetyseven minutes. If you want to know what the story is actually talking about, see the movie. It is directed by zack snyder, who made watchmen and the cgiloaded epic 300. The legends of the guardians is one of the big animated movie titles they have worked on. Aggies, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. The film follows soren, a young owl enthralled by his fathers epic stories of the guardians of gahoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of. Legend of the guardians the owls of ga hoole trailer 3 youtube.
The owls of gahoole is a 2010 3d computeranimated fantasyadventure film based on the guardians of gahoole series by kathryn lasky. The owls of gahoole, adapted from the kathryn lasky books by. The owls of gahoole on dvd december 17, 2010 starring ryan kwanten, hugo weaving, jim sturgess, geoffrey rush. This is my first fan fiction ever so please give me some constructive criticism. The game invites kids and fans of the film and the popular guardians of gahoole book series to join an unlikely band of heroes as they take on the role of a guardian, a winged warrior and protector of the owl world, in an epic story of good versus evil. When they get snatched up by the pure ones, soren makes a daring escape and, with other young owls, soars across the sea to find the home of the. Jatt and jutt have the funniest lines in the movie, hands down. Well leave the reasons for its middling success to rotten tomatoes, but one things for sure. Legend of the guardians is an undistinguished cgi battle tale while alpha and omega is just an awful animation, writes philip french. The owls of gahoole is a computeranimated fantasy film based on the book series guardians of gahoole. The collection is a great price too, the cheapest i have seen. Meanwhile, deep in the palace of mists, bess finds an ancient map fragment that reveals that there are not five owl kingdoms but six. By comparison, last weeks animated talkinganimal flick, alpha and omega, looks like a 2nd graders crayon scribblings. This is the story of what it takes to make a guardian of ga hoole.
With the recent release of the film legend of the guardians, the original book by kathryn lasky would have to be released sooner or later. Acclaimed filmmaker zack snyder makes his animation debut with legend of the guardians. Guardians of gahoole is a sixteen book fantasy series following the adventures of a young barn owl named soren and his family. The owls of gahoole, based on the beloved books by kathryn lasky. Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of st. From the concepts and the commercials, legend of the guardians. The american childrens writer kathryn lasky has written 15 novels about the owls of gahoole books set in an owl universe charted with enough detail to suggest she was attempting an avian. Fans still mourning the end of kathryn laskys 15book guardians of gahoole series, which came to a close in 2008, will have a chance to reunite with soren the barn owl when legend of the. Its a well produced book that has production quality similar to art books from chronicle books. Subscribe when a young owl is abducted by an evil owl army, he must escape with newfound friends and seek the legendary guardians to stop the menace. The stories in the series involve magic and talking animals and allegorically tell the tale of a child forced to head out on his own and find himself.
The owls of gahoole did not fare particularly well at the box office or in critics columns. I bought them for a 10year old and am reading them as fast as she finishes them. Director zack snyders 3d animated owl movie will also be. Acclaimed filmmaker zack snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure legend of the guardians. Here is a spectacular collection of artwork collected for the first time, chronicling the making of kathryn laskys the legend of the guardians. Coryn and the chaw of chaws set off to find this unknown land.