Rise of the Guardians at Savoy 3D Cinema

Rise of the Guardians, an upcoming 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy-adventure film based on William Joyce's, The Guardians of Childhood book series and The Man in the Moon short film by Joyce and Reel FX, is now screened at the Savoy 3D Cinema, Wellawatte.

Produced by Dream Works Animation and directed by Peter Ramsey, the film was released on November 21 in North America, and will be released on November 30 in the United Kingdom. Joyce is also exec-producing, along with Guillermo del Toro.

Jack Frost (Pine) is a carefree boy who has no responsibilities in the world apart from bringing winter wherever he goes. But everything changes when Pitch (Law), the Nightmare King, begins his plan to engulf the world in darkness.

The Guardians, Santa Claus (Baldwin), the Tooth Fairy (Fisher), the Easter Bunny (Jackman) and the Sandman enlist Jack to join their group to stop Pitch and protect the children of the world.

The cast includes Chris Pine as Jack Frost, Alec Baldwin as North (Santa Claus), Hugh Jackman as Bunnymund (Easter Bunny), Jude Law as Pitch (The Boogeyman), Dakota Goyo as Jamie, Khamani Griffin as Caleb and Dominique Grund as CupCake.

Sandy (The Sandman), the Guardian of Dreams, is the oldest of the Guardians and the first Guardian chosen by Man in the Moon. He does not speak, but communicates through sand images that he conjures above his head.