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No Ghost Studio and Astrea have partnered with Atlas V and Aardman for two different claymation VR experiences with Wallace & Gromit The two games are Wallace & Gromit In The Grand Getaway and Wallace & Gromit's Jamtastic The first game will bring the famous British duo to life on Meta Quest 3 as you[...]

Tubi has officially bought the Aardman Animations series, Lloyd of the Flies, which will arrive on the streaming platform on August 6th The series and its 52 episodes will be exclusively streamed on Tubi for free for audiences Previously the series had been a CITV original in the U.K., now it will be labeled as[...]

Over the years, a sequel was often discussed at Aardman, but the studio needed the right story and the right partner Following Robin Robin, another collaboration seemed like a no-brainer and the perfect time to bring back our poultry heroes to the world. CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET – (L to R): Rocky (Zachary Levi)[...]

I'm a child of Nick Park and Aardman Animation From Morph on Hartbeat and Take Hart, Wallace & Gromit and Creature Comforts on Channel 4 (and then all those electricity ads), they were my Disney, my Pixar, and there are blinkers towards those bits of plasticine that embodied British understatement that are as heartfelt to[...]

Well, there's more to come. Aardman Batman 2012 NYCC Exclusive figure for $25 cover price. Currently $25 plus shipping on Amazon. Okay, that's about the same Everything else though… Arkham City Hugo Strange 2013 SDCC Exclusive action figure for $29.95. Currently $40 plus shipping on Amazon. Hal Jordan and Saint Walker SDCC 2013 Exclusive 3-3/4 action figure two pack for $29.95. Currently $90[...]

The Aardman Superman figure, a convention exclusive from San Diego Comic Con 2013 sells for up to $65 on eBay, plus shipping. It sells on Amazon for $35 plus shipping. Well DC Comics are about to undercut that when they sell, to comic stores, the same exclusive figure in the same exclusive packaging for a retail price[...]

I only just realised that in the Aardman Batman, his teeth mirror the Bat symbol Hmmm I'm sure everyone realised before but I couldn't find reference to it anywhere. Anyway, I just liked it, and it's late… I only just realised that in the Aardman Batman, his teeth mirror the Bat symbol Hmmm I'm sure everyone[...]

This weekend that consisted of Aardman Animator Jim Parkyn teaching kids how to make their own character models, in this case The Beano's Gnasher, as well as handing out animation software so they can create their own stop frame films. I took my girls along, who seemed to have a great time We have now built[...]

Hearing stories of how he produced films like Sexy Beast and The Last Emperor let us in on his understanding of filmmaking craft, sharing insights that the crowd found both engaging and informative. Aardman in Conversation was a rare chance to hear about the inception, process and direction of the animation company with its three captains,[...]

A few days ago we reported that Lepra, the World Health Organisation and The Society For Leprosy Affected People cried out in protest against a scene in the trailer for Aardman's next offering, The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists The trailer contains a scene where the Pirate Captain, played by Hugh Grant, swings onto a[...]

As someone who grew up watching Wallace and Gromit shorts, and later their feature films like Chicken Run, you can imagine my excitement when I was asked by my taskmaster Brendon to do a tour of one of Aardman's studios down in Bristol. I was slightly less excited when I was told that as part of the tour[...]

I always get excited when Aardman release footage from their newest project, and this one is particularly exciting because the modelling and creative process for The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists differed in several ways from everything that Aardman had worked on before I was lucky enough to visit the set of the film[...]

The above Wanted! image is on display at Big Screen, promoting Aardman's upcoming Pirates! A Band of Misfits in an Adevnture with Scientists picture (to give it both of its names at once). It looks like they want somebody to be funny and in the process earn 100,000 doubloons. The above Wanted! image is on display[...]