The Legend of Face Paints: The Rise of Darkness

 is a American-Australian 3D computer fantasy-adventure action drama film directed by. The movie is a spinoff to  and is based on the novels Face Paints of The Darkness. The film was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, and  and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is released on December TBD, 2018.

Synder stated that if the movie was successful, then he considered doing a shared universe with Guardians of Ga'hoole characters, tentatively titled Ga'hooleverse.

Synopsis
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Cast

 * as Tiko, a young Bonga who serves as a main character.
 * as Meko, a Bonga who is Tiko's younger brother.
 * as Zane, a Face Paint who aids Tiko and Meko to find the Face Paints and the tritagonist.
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Mesanychta, a werewolf-like creature who is the main antagonist.
 * as Alexis, TBD
 * as Anna, TBD
 * TBD as TBD, a owl.

Rating
The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "intense violence scenes including some bloody scenes, thematic elements and mild scary images".

Changes between the novels and the books

 * Alexis now isn't as mischevious as she was in the books.
 * Mesancychta is more evil than he was in the books.
 * Heinrich is Twilight.