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AARDMAN British animation studio based in Bristol, UK * AARDMAN ANNOUNCES THIRD SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM Studio promises 'smashed pumpkins, wayward science and a

wild hairy beast' in third big-screen outing for the much beloved animation FEBRUARY 2025 * GRAVY COCKTAIL, ANYONE? WALLACE & GROMIT'S CHEESE-FREE DINING VENTURE IS FAR FROM

CRACKING At Bisto and Aardman's new pop-up floating restaurant you can pour gravy over your pudding or down a gravy drink – but where's the cheese board, Gromit? DECEMBER 2024 *

WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL REVIEW – THE AARDMAN DUO'S RETURN IS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT Almost 20 years since their last outing, the cheese-loving inventor and his

ever-dependable dog resume battle with a feathered fiend in this precision-tooled caper * WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL REVIEW – AN UNMISSABLE, INGENIOUS CHRISTMAS TREAT Our

favourite animated heroes return, facing arch nemesis Feathers McGraw alongside a malfunctioning AI gnome – it's an exciting, ingenious and utterly timeless joy * FROM HACKED

'SMART GNOMES' TO THE REVENGE OF FEATHERS MCGRAW: INSIDE WALLACE & GROMIT'S JOYOUS RETURN Bring out the Wensleydale … Wallace & Gromit return after 16 years – only for

their deadliest foe to put them at the mercy of a lawn ornament. We take an epic behind the scenes tour of their comeback SEPTEMBER 2024 * 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 * EVIL PENGUIN FEATHERS MCGRAW TO RETURN IN NEW WALLACE & GROMIT FILM The villain, who first appeared in 1993's The Wrong Trousers, will play key role

in Vengeance Most Fowl DECEMBER 2023 * 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 NOVEMBER 2023 * 'NO NEED TO WORRY': WALLACE AND GROMIT STUDIO REASSURES FANS OVER CLAY 'SHORTAGE' * WALLACE AND

GROMIT STUDIO AARDMAN ANIMATIONS RUNNING OUT OF CLAY OCTOBER 2023 * 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 AUGUST 2023 * SAY CHEESE! WALLACE &

GROMIT: THE WRONG TROUSERS AT 30 – IN PICTURES The animated pair's second outing won an Oscar and changed claymation cinema forever. The curator of a new exhibition at the Cartoon

Museum, along with the film's producer and co-writer, discuss its conception, production and enduring appeal FEBRUARY 2023 * WALLACE AND GROMIT MAKER WARNS UK ANIMATORS MAY HAVE TO MOVE

ABROAD Exclusive: head of Aardman studio blames Brexit as UK falls behind on skills and tax relief AUGUST 2022 * ALL WORK AND NO PLAY: WHY THE CARTOON WORLD NEEDS TO STOP COPYING THE

CORPORATE According to animated movies, all human life is controlled by monsters or rabbits or leprechauns diligently working a 9 to 5 in a metaphysical office complex – where's the fun

in that? DECEMBER 2021 * FILM & MUSIC READER INTERVIEW MR TUMBLE! POST YOUR QUESTIONS FOR JUSTIN FLETCHER Ahead of the big-screen CBeebies Christmas panto – and a new Shaun the Sheep TV

special – we need your questions for the kingpin of British children's TV DECEMBER 2020 * GILLIAN ANDERSON AND RICHARD E GRANT LEAD CAST OF AARDMAN'S NETFLIX MUSICAL, ROBIN ROBIN

Exclusive: Anderson will purr as villainous Cat in the British studio's first collaboration with the streaming service * JULIA SAWALHA FURIOUS AFTER BEING TOLD SHE IS 'TOO

OLD' FOR CHICKEN RUN SEQUEL Actor feels 'plucked, stuffed and roasted' as she's told she will not voice Ginger in the upcoming Chicken Run 2 * SAY CHEESE: NEW WALLACE AND

GROMIT TALE STARS ROBOT PIGEONS … AND YOU * HOW WE MADE NICK PARK AND JANE HORROCKS: HOW WE MADE CHICKEN RUN APRIL 2020 * STREAM TEAM WALLACE AND GROMIT AND SHAUN THE SHEEP: WHY I REACH FOR

THEM IN DARK TIMES Full of visual wit and narrative ingenuity, the tactile warmth and joie de vivre of these Aardman animations is soul-invigorating About 112 results for Aardman