Zack Snyder Gets Animated

Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 14, 2008

What would you do if you had torn through Hollywood on storm, laying down bloody decapitations in Dawn of the Dead, spilling blood by the gallon surrounded by nearly nude men in 300, and adapted the gritty violence and rape infested Watchmen? Well if you’re Zack Snyder, direct the animated children’s film Guardians of Ga’Hoole. Surprising, to say the least.

This will be Snyder’s first animated film and the script is written by John Orloff (A Mighty Heart) and John Collee (Master and Commander) based on the property Kathyrn Lasky. The picture is set up at Warner Bros., who just love them some Snyder (he has a primo parking space on the lot) and is set for a 2009 or 2010 release. Wow, 2010. Where is my jetpack? Sorry I digress.

I’m not quite sure on my thoughts about Guardians yet. It appears to follow the lives of a sentient owls and all of the goings on in their world. There are already 14 books written of a planned 25, so their is a lot of adventuring going on, I’m sure. The book is often described as a cross between Watership Down and “epic fantasy of your choice.” Which on the surface, of course, sounds cool.

If anyone is familiar with the books, please hit us up below and let us know you’re thoughts. Personally I think Snyder can make almost anything cool, and a bitching war between Owls and anything is probably going to be awesome.

Stay tuned for updates.

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