Sam Neill, who you might have spotted yesterday on the Daybreakers poster, has today signed up to join Zack Snyder's animated film Guardians of Ga'Hoole, currently in production in Sydney. He rounds out a largely antipodean cast, but one which appears not to include Hugh Jackman, who had been rumoured for a role. As long-time Event Horizon fans, we're secretly hoping that whatever his role, it includes the line, "Do you see? DO YOU SEE?" somewhere.

Ahem. We do know that Jim Sturgess voices the lead role of Soren, a young owl kidnapped by the dastardly orphanage of St. Aggies, where young birds are secretly trained to become soldiers. Instead, Soren is determined to join the Guardians of Ga'Hoole and fight for truth, justice and the right to turn your head through nearly 360°.

Also in the cast are (deep breath) Abbie Cornish, Emily Barclay, Emilie de Ravin, Ryan Kwanten, Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Rush and David Wenham. The script's by John Collee and John Orloff, based on the books by Kathryn Lasky. While Snyder's currently in Canada working on Sucker Punch, he's clearly still lavishing long-distance time on this animated owl's tale.