Dov Kornits
After grossing $106 million worldwide and being nominated for an Oscar, Shaun the Sheep’s move to the big screen has inspired Aardman Animation and StudioCanal to dip into that well again with today’s announcement that Shaun the Sheep Movie 2 being greenlit, with production set to commence in January 2017.
“Shaun’s move to the big screen proved such a success with audiences around the world that he and the flock are very excited to be embarking on another big screen adventure,” said David Sproxton, Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Aardman. “Aardman is partnering with STUDIOCANAL once again to produce another rip-roaring comedy, featuring Shaun and the rest of the gang in a story that takes them to even greater heights of lunacy.”
In the first movie Shaun and co. got into all sorts of adventures when they were lost in the big smoke, will they head overseas this time, we wonder? Bring them to Australia! Or better still, New Zealand and Australia where Shaun can meet a distant relative, and perhaps even fall in love.
The sequel is set to be directed by Richard Starzak (Shaun the Sheep Movie, Creature Comforts) and Produced by Paul Kewley (Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Farmer’s Llamas).
