Aardman Animations and its partners brought us “Chicken Run” 24 years ago, a smash hit, stop-motion film conceived by Aardman founders Peter Lord and “Wallace and Gromit” creator Nick Park. The film ...

Chicken Run is a stop-motion animated comedy film about a group of rebellious hens plotting their escape from a cruel battery farm. Ginger is the resourceful hen, and Rocky is the cocky rooster. They ...

The filmmakers explain what makes their feathered characters soar. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor As 2023 came to a close, a pair of animated movies — Aardman and ...

The original Chicken Run was Aardman Animations’ breakthrough theatrical hit back in 2000, becoming the highest-grossing stop-motion film ever, earning over $200 million at the box office. It allowed ...

Lo it was, 23 years ago, that Aardman Animation followed up the massive success of its series of Wallace & Gromit short films with a full feature about poultry escaping from certain doom. It was a ...

Chickens are ready for a fight in the Netflix sequel, 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' (Credit: Netflix via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the ...

This sequel is in many respects a cover song, a repeat of the beats and characters of “Chicken Run.” By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, ...

In early 2020, it was announced that Aardman Animation Studios‘ Chicken Run would receive a highly-anticipated sequel adapted by Netflix. Three years later, the first trailer has finally arrived. The ...

So, since we’re deep into the holiday season (the biggie is just ten days away), what better time to revisit some old friends? And it really has been a long stretch, actually more than twenty years.