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Feature Films: Teaser Trailer Released for "Shaun the Sheep the Movie"!

Aardman animations has released the trailer for the highly anticipated Shaun the Sheep the Movie!  With his roots in Aardman soil, Shaun was an unexpected hit when he co-starred alongside Wallace and Gromit in Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave.  Soon, he achieved new heights with his self titled children's television show.  Now, he stars in his own [self titled] movie.

I can honestly say that with the few scarce Stop Motion studios in existence, Aardman is by far my favorite.  They're work has a certain delight and cleverness that no other studio has been able to capture.  (Though Laika's The Boxtrolls does look very promising).  I cannot wait for this feature, and when I does come, I sure I'll be sleep deprived from endless excitement when I'm at the midnight premier!  Here's to Aardman!

Their other features have been Chicken Run (Dreamworks Animation), Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Ware-Rabbit (Dreamworks Animation), Flushed Away (Paramount), and The Pirates: Band of Misfits (Sony Pictures Animation).

"From Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, comes the highly anticipated big screen debut of Shaun the Sheep. When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he baa-rgained for! Shaun’s mischief accidentally causes the Farmer to be taken away from the farm, so it’s up to Shaun and the flock to travel to the Big City to rescue him. Will Shaun find the Farmer in the strange and unfamiliar world of the City before he’s lost forever? Join Shaun and the flock on their hilarious, action-packed adventure in Shaun the Sheep the Movie – only in cinemas Spring 2015."

Link: http://youtu.be/zQHsXT_fxb4
Shaun's website: http://www.shaunthesheep.com/trailer


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