Rise of the Guardians
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| Directed by | Peter Ramsey William Joyce |
| Screenplay by | David Lindsay-Abaire |
| Story by | William Joyce |
| Produced by | Christina Steinberg Nancy Bernstein Guillermo Del Toro Michael Siegel |
| Starring | Chris Pine Isla Fisher Hugh Jackman Tom Kenny Alec Baldwin Jude Law |
| Music by | John Powell |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Rise of the Guardians, formerly titled The Guardians of Childhood, is an upcoming 3D computer-animated action/adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and due for release on November 21, 2012.[1] It is being directed by Peter Ramsey and co-directed by William Joyce.[2] The film is based on The Guardians of Childhood, forthcoming books by William Joyce,[3] the creator of Rolie Polie Olie and Meet the Robinsons, and is being described as "a contemporary fairytale based on existing fairytale characters".
Plot
The film features a group of heroes from various childhood stories - Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), Sandman (Tom Kenny), Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and Jack Frost (Chris Pine) - who join in an adventure to stop Pitch the Boogeyman (Jude Law) from sending the world into "eternal darkness".
Cast
- Chris Pine as Jack Frost[2]
- Isla Fisher as Tooth (Tooth Fairy)[2]
- Hugh Jackman as Bunnymund (Easter Bunny)[2]
- Jude Law as Pitch (The Boogeyman)[2]
- Alec Baldwin as North (Santa Claus)[2]
- Tom Kenny as Sandy (Sandman)[2]
- Dakota Goyo as Jamie[4]
Production
In 2005 Joyce and Reel FX launched a joint venture Aimesworth Entertainments to produce cg-animated feature films,[5] one of which was set to be The Guardians of Childhood,[6] but it never got realized.
In November 2009, it was revealed that Joyce was co-directing a feature film adaptation, then titled The Guardians, at Dreamworks.[7] The final title, Rise of the Guardians was announced in early 2011, along with the first cast.[2]
Originally, the film was set to be released on November 2, 2012, but DreamWorks Animation pushed the film to November 21, 2012 to avoid competition with Pixar's upcoming film Monsters University which had been pushed to November 2, 2012 to avoid competition with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.[1] Monsters University has now been pushed to June 21, 2013, with Wreck-It Ralph taking its place.[8]
References
- ^ a b Subers, Ray (2010-08-04). "Disney Shifts 'Monsters Inc. 2,' Drops Two Others". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "DreamWorks Animation Names All-Star Cast Featuring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law for Rise of the Guardians on November 21, 2012" (Press release). DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ Connelly, Brendon (2009-04-23). "Dreamworks Teaming Up With William Joyce For The Guardians of Childhood". /Film. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Up-and-coming child actor Dakota Goyo will voice a character in DWAnimation's RiseOfTheGuardians!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Daly, Helen (June 1, 2005). "HOT HOUSE: Reel FX Creative Studios Ramps Up for Animated Fare". Studio Daily. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Connelly, Brendon (April 23, 2009). "Dreamworks Teaming Up With William Joyce For The Guardians of Childhood". SlashFIlm. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (November 2, 2009). "DreamWorks sets scribe for 'Guardians'". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Disney Changes Dates For 'Monsters University', 'Reboot Ralph'". Deadline.com. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
