LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS First Look

From the bloodthirsty director of 2004′s DAWN OF THE DEAD, 300, and WATCHMEN comes…an animated film about owls?  Hey, whatever floats Zack Snyder’s boat, and, judging from these first glimpses of LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS (Warner Brothers recently changed the name from GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE, because, evidently, you can’t pronounce GA’HOOLE), the man’s got an eye for animation, too.

First up, USA Today brings us the first stills from the film, which tells the tale of a young barn owl who is captured by a society that turns normal owls into brainwashed soldiers.  Pretty dark, and, judging from what Snyder has to say about the film, it is going to follow suit.

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Also up today, thanks to Yahoo! Movies, we have the first trailer for the film.

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Hey, any trailer that begins with Hugo Weaving’s voice telling us about a legend has me immediately sold.  But, more than that, it’s just a really well-cut trailer that makes the film look very powerful.  It almost seems like a film that should be coming out this Summer instead of the dog days of September.  Oh, well, we need quality films then, too, I guess.

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS hits theaters on September 24th.