Back in November of last year it was announced that Aardman Animation is teaming with Netflix for a holiday special entitled Robin Robin, and The Guardian brings word that Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) and Richard E. Grant (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) are set to lead the voice cast of the 30-minute stop motion […]
Julia Sawalha hits out over Chicken Run 2 recasting
Last month it was officially announced that the long-awaited sequel to Chicken Run is on its way, with Aardman Animations and Netflix teaming to bring Chicken Run 2 to the streaming service. The original report stated – in news that came as a surprise to no one – that Mel Gibson would not be asked […]
Aardman teams with Netflix for Chicken Run 2
Back in October we exclusively brought you the news that Aardman Animation had officially commenced pre-production on its long-awaited sequel to 2000’s Chicken Run, and now coinciding with the original’s 20th anniversary Netflix has announced that it is teaming with StudioCanal and Pathe to distribute the new movie. “We’ve discussed it so many times over […]
Aardman producing animated holiday special Robin Robin for Netflix
Aardman Animations, the studio behind beloved creations such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, is producing a new animated holiday special short entitled Robin Robin, which is set to air on streaming service Netflix in time for Christmas 2020. As per Variety, Robin Robin will tell the story of “a bird raised by […]
Movie Review – A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, 2019. Directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan. Featuring the voice talents of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale, Andy Nyman and Joe Sugg. SYNOPSIS: An alien arrives on Shaun’s farm, sparking a frantic quest to get the visitor home safely. It’s impossible not to be charmed by the […]
Exclusive Interview – Farmageddon co-director Will Becher on taking Shaun the Sheep into the sci-fi world
Tom Beasley chats to Will Becher – one of the co-directors of the ace new animated comedy A Shaun the Sheep: Movie Farmageddon… Cinema’s most adorable stop-motion ovine hero is back in cinemas this week with A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. Aardman Animation has once again delivered a lovingly crafted tale for the silent […]
Exclusive: Work underway at Aardman on Chicken Run sequel
The wonderful team at Aardman is hard at work producing the chicken models for the upcoming Chicken Run sequel, according to Will Becher – co-director of A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. Becher said that the model room at the British stop-motion studio is now “overrun with chickens” as work has begun in earnest on […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon gets four Stranger Things parody posters
Following on from the latest trailer for A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, StudioCanal has released four new Stranger Things parody posters for the animated sci-fi comedy adventure, coinciding with the arrival of the third season of the hit supernatural drama series on Netflix; check them out here…
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon trailer features close encounters of the furred kind
StudioCanal has released a new poster and trailer for Aardman Animation’s upcoming sci-fi comedy adventure A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, the follow-up to 2015’s hit Shaun the Sheep Movie; check them out here… Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… When […]
Bandai Namco and Aardman Studios team up for story-driven World War I adventure 11-11: Memories Retold
Bandai Namco, Aardman Studios and DigixArt have announced that they have teamed up to develop 11-11: Memories Retold, a story-driven narrative adventure set during World War I with a unique painted style that plans to deliver an entertaining experience unlike anything before. Check out some first look screenshots here… “Engaging audiences with compelling stories through animation is at […]