Leonardo DiCaprio is Jack Frost in The Guardians of Childhood

This – both the books and movie – sounds pretty cool! Problem is we don’t have either to look at yet. Guardians (the working title of the film) will be the Dreamworks adaptation of William Joyce’s upcoming The Guardians of Childhood. It’s being reported that Leonardo DiCaprio is officially the first cast (good place to start) as he will take on his first animated role, taking on the voice of Jack Frost.

What is Guardians about?

When an evil spirit called Pitch becomes bent upon taking over the world by inspiring fear in the hearts of kids everywhere, a group of our greatest heroes — Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and Jack Frost — band together for the first time, determined to stand in Pitch’s way. More than a collection of storybook subjects, “The Guardians” are also a band of superheroes, who possess their own special powers. Now joined in opposition of a common foe, the Guardians heed the call and combine their powers to defeat Pitch and protect the world from his campaign of fear.

This is a bit far off, as we have to wait until November 12, 2012 to see it. Slashfilm posted this concept image of the character to be played by Dicaprio.