It’s official! The world’s favorite clay-based man and dog duo arereturning for only their second-ever feature-length film,Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. As announced via a video on the BBC’sYouTube,Wallace and Gromitwill reappear on screens this winter, and they aren’t the only famous faces from the franchise to return.The Claymation franchise’s best-loved villain, Feathers McGraw, will be on the hunt for revenge, some 31 years after his first appearance. The feature is set to be directed byNick ParkandMerlin Crossingham, withRichard Beekproducing and Mark Burton penning the screenplay. The movie is set to be released on the BBC this winter, withNetflix acquiring the streaming rights for the rest of the world.
The movie will bring a new spin on one of the franchise’s most iconic aspects - Wallace’s inventions. With Wallace now attempting to reform every aspect of his modern life via a clever gadget or innovative gizmo, he has become over-reliant on the help of his technology. As perDeadline, a synopsis for the upcoming film reads, “Wallace winds up inventing a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again.“This synopsis oozes the bumbling charisma and charm thatWallace & Gromitis known for, with the hint of whimsical jeopardy the icing on the stop-motion cake.Vengeance Most Foulis the second time in the past year that Feathers McGraw will appear in an Aardman production, with the villainous penguin making ablink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo inChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
Feathers McGraw’s First Outing is One of Aardman’s Best
Despite only being a short film, the 1993 Aardman productionThe Wrong Trousersstill stands as one of the best exports the animation studio has produced, not least for introducing the world to the dastardly penguin villain. Not just an eye-catching feat of stop-motion genius,The Wrong Trousersis also a marvelously entertaining and endearing story, well-deserving of its100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Vengeance Most Foulis set to feature the voices of many high-profile names, including the likes of franchise-regularBen Whitehead(The Curse of the Were-Rabbit),Peter Kay(Phoenix Nights),Lauren Patel(Lloyd of the Flies),Reece Shearsmith(Inside No. 9),Diane Morgan(Motherland),Adjoa Andoh(Bridgerton),Muzz Khan(Wonka), andLenny Henry(Doctor Who).
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Foulis set for a winter 2024 release. You can catch up on Aardman’s most recent major project,Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, on Netflix right now.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Ginger and her flock of chickens, having found freedom from their previous captivity, are thrust into a new adventure when they uncover a plot to turn them into nuggets. Determined to safeguard their haven, they devise an elaborate scheme to outsmart their adversaries.
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