Veteran Aussie actors Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten have been tapped to provide their voices for Warner Bros. animated feature Guardians of Ga’Hoole.

The film follows a race of barn owls who live in peace until their kingdom is threatened by an evil that could destroy their home. Kwanted is currently in Sydney recording his role – he plays a young barn owl who attempts to escape the cluthes of a band of rogue owls.

Zack Snyder is helming the film which is based on a series of children’s books by Kathryn Lasky. It opens July 2010.