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 […]
Maisie Williams joins the cast of Aardman’s Early Man
Aardman and StudioCanal have announced that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has joined the voice cast of Nick Park’s hotly-anticipated prehistoric animated comedy Early Man. Williams will lend her voice to Goona, the gallant and indomitable rebel who befriends the film’s hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne), who helps steer him through the clash of the Stone […]
Netflix confirms that Wallace & Gromit are set to return in 2024
Nick Park has spoken previously about his desire to return to the world of Wallace & Gromit, and now it seems that following the success of Aardman’s festive collaboration with Netflix in the form of the critically acclaimed Robin Robin, they are once again teaming up with the streaming giant and the BBC for a […]
Netflix Review – Robin Robin
Robin Robin, 2021. Directed by Daniel Oraji and Michael Please. Featuring the voice talents of Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Richard E. Grant, and Gillian Anderson. SYNOPSIS: When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets […]
Netflix releases trailer for Aardman’s Robin Robin
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, a poster and trailer have been released for Aardman Animation’s stop-motion musical special Robin Robin which follows the journey of self-discovery of a Robin that was raised by mice; take a look here… When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a […]
First teaser trailer for Aardman’s Robin Robin
Netflix has released a teaser trailer for Robin Robin, the 30 minute stop-animation musical holiday special from Aardman Animation; watch it here… When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist […]
Aardman’s Robin Robin adds Gillian Anderson and Richard E. Grant
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 […]
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 […]
Tom Hiddleston joins Aardman’s Early Man
Aardman Animation and StudioCanal have announced that Tom Hiddleston has signed on to the cast of Nick Park’s prehistoric comedy adventure Early Man, where he is set to voice the villain, he ridiculously pompous Lord Nooth, governor of the Bronze Age town – a money-loving tyrant and rival to the film’s Stone Age hero, Dug […]
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 […]
