Silverwing (2009 film)

Silverwing is a 2009 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy-drama film based on the 1997 children's novel of the same name published by Kenneth Oppel. Directed by Zack Snyder and based on a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it features the voices of Zach Tyler Eisen, E. G. Daily, Peter Greene, Taylor Lautner, and Cree Summer. Charles Osgood provided the narration. An international co-production between the United States, Australia, and Canada, the film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Animal Logic, Lin Pictures, and The Kennedy/Marshall Company, with Animal Logic providing animation services.

When a forbidden journey to the human world goes awry, Shade finds himself separated from his colony. In a world filled with danger, he befriends Marina Brightwing, a bright and spirited bat, and together they embark on an epic quest to reunite with their colony and unravel the mysteries of their bat world. Silverwing entered development in 2004 with Universal Pictures, though its plans were switched to Warner Bros. Pictures. Zack Snyder was signed to direct in 2005.

Silverwing premiered in Toronto on November 11, 2009 before it was released on November 20, 2009 in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures, while Roadshow Films released the film in Australian and New Zealand markets on December 12, 2009. It received near universal acclaim, with praise for its animation, musical score, faithfulness to the source material, narration, voice performances, plot, screenplay, and its directorial efforts by Zack Snyder. It was a box office success, grossing $485.3 million worldwide against its budget of $120-155 million. Three sequels were released in the later years - Sunwing in 2012, Firewing in 2016, and Darkwing in 2022 - and spawned a spin-off television series.