Shaun the Sheep Flocks off to the Big Screen!
Shaun the Sheep, and the rest of the lovable livestock from the popular TV series are heading for the big screen Aardman Animations has announced. The stop motion feature will be penned by Richard “Golly” Starzak who we interviewed on the recent Skwigly podcast, and co-writted by Mark Burton who was on the writing team of Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run.
Shaun first appeared in A Close Shave in 1995 before debuting his own series in 2007 developed by creator Nick Park with Richard Starzak and Oscar winners Alison Snowden and David Fine, Timmy Time featuring the series youngest cast member followed that and the slapstick antics of both the series have been popular throughout the world. STUDIOCANAL will co-produce the film alongside Aardman who will create the film in stop motion.
Not much has been released about the plot yet but this is what we have so far:
When Shaun’s mischief inadvertently leads to the Farmer being taken away from the farm, Shaun, Bitzer and the flock have to go into the big city to rescue him, setting the stage for an epic adventure.