The streaming service is able to revive beloved properties, which is one of the reasons why people love Netflix. Arrested Development, Gilmore Girls, Queer Eye — these shows and several more got a new lease on life because of Netflix. Although some shows have been more successful then others, Netflix is always looking to revive dormant franchises. Netflix and Aardman have announced a partnership on two new projects this week. Netflix will be the exclusive site for the sequel. Chicken RunAs well as the next Wallace & Gromit movie.
Netflix is making a sequel Chicken Run
Original Chicken RunHe is now well into his 20s, and has been on the big screen since 2000. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggetwill be the name of its sequel, and it’s coming to Netflix in 2023. It will be an action-comedy about hero chickens, just like the original. Thandiwe Newton (replacing Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha) will voice the main characters Ginger and Rocky. Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) will voice their daughter, Molly, and Sam Fell (Flushed Away) will direct.
Here’s the synopsis for Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetNetflix shared This week, its blog:
Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. However, the entire chicken-kind is facing a new and terrifying threat back on the mainland. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in!
Wallace & GromitNetflix to Return in 2024
Additional to the above, Chicken RunAardman continues to work on the sequel. Wallace & Gromit film. Nick Park releases the first Wallace & GromitStop-motion short film from 1989.
Since then, there have been four additional shorts, a series, shows, and games. Shaun the SheepThere are spinoffs as well as a feature-length feature film. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Nick Park will be the director of untitled Wallace & Gromit Netflix plans to release movie in 2024. Here’s the logline:
Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart gnome” that seems to develop a mind of its own…As events spiral out of control, it falls to Gromit to put aside his qualms and battle sinister forces – or Wallace may never be able to invent again!
Peter Sallis was the voice actor who played Wallace’s iconic role, and he passed away in 2017. Although Ben Whitehead assumed the role of Wallace in several video games over a decade, Aardman still hasn’t announced the rest of the cast. It’s not clear if Whitehead will play Wallace in the 2024 movie, but he is the only actor that has ever voiced Wallace in any official capacity other than Sallis.