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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

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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).

The Conversation

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.

WEKU

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.

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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

The Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

Finally, this classic Aardman movie gets a sequel

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.

TechRadar

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman Animations running out of clay

Studio has enough animation clay for just one more film after the manufacturers of its favourite material closed down

Player One

Get Ready for Chicken Run to Arrive in Park Beyond

Bandai Namco has partnered with Aardman to bring Chicken Run to the game.

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Making Star Wars: Visions Volume 2

We meet the artists behind the nine animated shorts behind Lucasfilm's hit animated series.

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review – poultry derring-do boosted by some showstopping gags

The sequel to the 2000 hit verges on formulaic, feeling a little like it’s been produced by AI. But it’s largely redeemed by decent jokes and a lively, likable cast

The Independent UK

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget trailer teases new voice cast following Julia Sawalha controversy

Long-awaited sequel stars Bella Ramsey and Thandiwe Newton – but not Sawalha, who alleged in 2020 that she was dropped for sounding ‘too old’

Evening Standard

Chicken Run sequel ‘Dawn of the Nugget’ set for world premiere at BFI London Film Festival

This year’s BFI London Film Festival is swapping the red carpet for a chicken run with the world premiere of Aardman’s sequel to the much-loved classic.

GoodToKnow

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - everything we know so far about the new movie

A release date for the second instalment has been confirmed and it's eggs-cellent news for fans...

Total Film

Chicken Run 2 gets eggs-cellent first look in new Netflix teaser

Something's hatching in first look at Chicken Run sequel

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