Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Movie (2023):
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (also known as Chicken Run 2) is an upcoming Hollywood stop-motion animated adventure comedy film directed by Sam Fell with a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, John O’Farrell, and Rachel Tunnard, from a story by Fell.
It is a sequel to Chicken Run (2000). The film stars the voices of Zachary Levi, Thandiwe Newton, Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan, David Bradley, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, and Nick Mohammed.
In January 2023, the title was revealed as Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and was announced for a 10 November 2023 release on Netflix.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Chicken Run 2 |
| Genre | Action Adventure Comedy |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States France |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | November 10, 2023 |
| Running Time | TBA |
| Starring | Zachary Levi Thandiwe Newton Bella Ramsey Romesh Ranganathan David Bradley Daniel Mays Jane Horrocks Imelda Staunton |
| Directed by | Sam Fell |
| Screenplay by | Karey Kirkpatrick John O’Farrell Rachel Tunnard |
| Story by | Sam Fell |
| Produced by | Leyla Hobart Steve Pegram |
| Cinematography by | Charles Copping |
| Edited by | Sim Evan-Jones Stephen Perkins |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Production Companies | Aardman Animations Pathé |
| Distributed by | Aardman Animation Studio (theatrical) Netflix (VOD, video) |
| Budget | TBA |
| Box Office Collection | TBA |
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Movie Storyline:
Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Movie Cast and Characters:
- Zachary Levi as Rocky
- Thandiwe Newton as Ginger
- Bella Ramsey as Molly
- Jane Horrocks as Babs
- David Bradley as Fowler
- Romesh Ranganathan as Nick
- Imelda Staunton as Bunty
- Nick Mohammed as Dr. Fry
- Daniel Mays as Fetcher
- Lynn Ferguson as Mac
- Josie Sedgwick-Davies as Frizzle
Interesting Facts About Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Movie:
- A sequel to Chicken Run was confirmed on 26 April 2018.
- Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson will not reprise their respective roles as Ginger and Rocky. Gibson was not cast due to his past controversies, while Sawalha was told her voice now sounds “too old”, a decision she criticized as ageist.
- This sequel is released after the deaths of Tony Haygarth and Benjamin Whitrow (the voices of Mr. Tweedy and Fowler respectively) in 2017 the same year as Peter Sallis (original voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit series).
- The first animated sequel of the 2020s to be produced at 1.85:1.
- This is the final Aardman film to be distributed to StudioCanal before Paramount took over in 2023.
