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Animated classic to return as sequel on Netflix – 31 years after 100%-rated original

The return of Wallace & Gromit sees a fan-favourite character take a central role in Netflix's forthcoming sequel

Skeleton warriors and plasticine chickens: why stop-motion animation is still going strong a century on

Dinosaurs, children’s adventures, horror fantasies … stop-motion cinema has done them all. Now it’s being celebrated as a pivotal part of movie history

The Guardian - UK

The evil penguin from Wallace & Gromit is back in an all-new Netflix movie

The evil penguin from Wallace and Gromit is back in an all-new movie.

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5 movies like 'The Garfield Movie' but better

Skip the comic-strip cat's latest animated movie and watch these family-friendly picks instead

Tom’s Guide

Alison Hammond among stars supporting Red Nose Day’s special apron collection

The collections features new illustrations of characters including Wallace and Gromit and Shaun The Sheep from the animation company Aardman

Evening Standard

Critical flop starring Kristen Bell enjoys shock revival on Netflix

Kristen Bell comedy received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb

The Independent UK

7 best Netflix original movies of 2023, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes scores

Here are the best original movies Netflix released this year including May December and Maestro

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8 classic Christmas movies on Max to stream now

Get in the festive mood with some bona fide all-time Christmas movie greats.

TechRadar

Netflix's new no.1 movie drops to 79% on Rotten Tomatoes – as sequel divides fans

Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget is a flyaway success, but drops to 79% on Rotten Tomatoes as sequel has divided fans

Netflix users spot ‘chilling’ Easter egg in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Brief moment in family film has been called ‘scary’ and ‘unnerving’

The Independent UK

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a fast-paced slapstick extravaganza

Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget combines the distinctive charm of the Great Escape-esque story that characterised the original Chicken Run (2000), with an action-packed plot, staged in a futuristic setting fit for the 21st century.

The Conversation

Chicken Run 2 sets surprising Rotten Tomatoes record for Netflix

Sequel to ‘Chicken Run’ has released amid controversy over ‘ageist’ cast shake-up

The Independent UK

No, Chicken Run 2’s recasting controversy isn’t just ‘ageism’... necessarily

The decision not to invite Julia Sawalha and other stars back for the long-awaited animated sequel ‘Dawn of the Nugget’ has understandably gone down poorly, writes Louis Chilton. But there’s more to it than just corporate brutality

The Independent UK

The Wrong Trousers: why the Wallace and Gromit animation is still a family favourite 30 years later

It has been 30 years since “It’s the wrong trousers Gromit! And they’ve gone wrong!” blared out for the first time in the Aardman Animations short film, The Wrong Trousers (1993).

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It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched

It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.

International Business Times

The Birds Are Back With 'Chicken Run 2'

A sequel to the hit animated film "Chicken Run" was inevitable, its makers told AFP, for the simple reason that chickens are just too funny.

The Guardian - UK

A vegan morality tale? Chicken Run sequel puts factory farming in spotlight

Film-maker Aardman says Dawn of the Nugget doesn’t aim to preach but campaigners hope movie can help change diets

The Guardian - UK

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review – disappointingly scrambled sequel

Ginger and Rocky are back, but Aardman’s effortful follow-up to its beloved great hen escape feels undercooked on every level

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The Independent UK

Chicken Run 2 review: Aardman’s belated sequel just about survives its controversial cast swap

Julia Sawalha isn’t back, but ‘The Last of Us’ star Bella Ramsey is at least on hand to deliver a joyous, buoyant voiceover performance as a plucky young chicken

I've waited 23 years for a movie launching on Netflix next month

Finally, this classic Aardman movie gets a sequel

TechRadar

Adam Sandler's Leo is a smash hit – here are 3 more great Netflix animated movies to stream

Adam Sandler is enjoying a bumper 2023 on Netflix, and his latest film for the streaming giant is proving very popular.

The Guardian - UK

‘No need to worry’: Wallace and Gromit studio reassures fans over clay ‘shortage’

Aardman Animations puts fears to rest after reports that the manufacturers of its modelling clay had gone out of business

Evening Standard

Fears for future of Wallace and Gromit due to clay shortage

Aardman Animations have run out of the easily mouldable clay they normally use and it is no longer being made

Cinemablend

Studio Behind Wallace And Gromit Responds To Reports That It’s Running Out Of Clay

Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Animations responds to reports that it's running out of clay.

The Independent UK

Wallace and Gromit animators respond after ‘clay shortage’ sparks fears over fate of characters

Aardman Animations was said to be in ‘time of knead’ last week after it was reported that specialist clay supplies were running low

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