Tag: Shaun the Sheep

  • Shout! Factory to Distribute ‘Shaun the Sheep’ in Partnership With Aardman – Films News in Brief

    Shout! Factory to Distribute ‘Shaun the Sheep’ in Partnership With Aardman – Films News in Brief

    Shout! Factory and Aardman have entered a distribution agreement for the award-winning titles “Shaun the Sheep,” “Wallace & Gromit,” “Morph” and “Timmy Time,” the companies announced Monday.Exclusive home video, Est Est and Tvod rights and limited theatrical rights in the U.S. and Canada to four of Aardman’s properties will be granted to Shout! Factory per…

  • Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires review – gleefully violent 80s throwback

    Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires review – gleefully violent 80s throwback

    A sweary, ninja-smashing stop-motion cop takes on drunken creatures of the night, but his satirical tools aren’t sharp enoughIf the animators of Aardman, the company behind Wallace and Gromit, gave up crumpets and custard creams, switched to an intravenous diet of raw steak and steroids, and were forced to watch trashy 80s movies 24/7 for…

  • How ’80s Sci-Fi Films Inspired ‘Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon’

    How ’80s Sci-Fi Films Inspired ‘Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon’

    Shaun, everyone’s favorite sheep, is back, and this time he’s facing aliens and robots in “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.”Directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan teamed together on this film for their first full-length collaboration. While the two have been working at Aardman Studios, Phelan’s background was as a story artist and Becher’s background…

  • Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud Eyes Move into TV Series Production

    Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud Eyes Move into TV Series Production

    London-based financier and producer Anton, which already fully finances a slate of its own feature films and short-form content, as well as co-financing big-budget TV shows like HBO/BBC’s “His Dark Materials,” is moving into the development and production of its own scripted series, Anton founder Sebastien Raybaud tells Variety.The 8-year-old company, named after Russian playwright…

  • A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon review – a sheepquel for all ages

    A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon review – a sheepquel for all ages

    Aardman have upped the ante with this dotty Spielbergian sci-fi tale crammed full of sight gags, movie pastiches and charmAardman’s Shaun the Sheep – a silent film star with the chops of Keaton and Chaplin – returns for another dottily daft big-screen family adventure. In his 2015 film, Shaun and his mates rescued their farmer…

  • ‘Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon’ Teaser: Shaun the Sheep Goes Sci-Fi

    ‘Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon’ Teaser: Shaun the Sheep Goes Sci-Fi

    We’re getting another Shaun the Sheep movie! Aardman Animations has given us an early Christmas present with the arrival of the first Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon teaser. The teaser reintroduces us to the beloved residents of Mossy Bottom Farm, but with a sci-fi twist: there are aliens now. Shaun the Sheep Farmageddon Teaser The teaser…