{"id":32617,"date":"2023-04-30T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T09:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1824695"},"modified":"2023-04-30T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T09:55:09","slug":"first-look-at-chicken-run-sequel-as-netflix-reveals-character-posters","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/first-look-at-chicken-run-sequel-as-netflix-reveals-character-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Chicken Run sequel as Netflix reveals character posters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget will be released this Winter \u2013 23 years after the original. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 30 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Netflix has offered fans a first look at the upcoming Chicken Run sequel Dawn of the Nugget with the release of some brand-new character posters.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel will be released in cinemas and on the streamer this winter \u2013 23 years after the first film became the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time.<\/p> <p>The new posters include both familiar characters from the first film such as Rocky Rhodes, Ginger and Babs, and a couple of new ones including Molly, Frizzle and Dr Fry.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Sam Fell and featuring an all-star voice cast that includes Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi and Bella Ramsey, the film is the latest collaboration between Aardman Animations and Netflix following the short film Robin Robin in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\">\n<ul><li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/hunger-games-ballad-songbirds-snakes-trailer-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes releases trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/doctor-who-karen-gillan-dceu-poison-ivy-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who star Karen Gillan wants to join DCEU as Poison Ivy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\">While most of the voice cast from the first film have been replaced for the sequel, there are also a few returning stars \u2013 with Jane Horrocks, Imedla Staunton and Lynn Ferguson all reprising their roles from the original.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the streamer, the film will pick up with Ginger (now voiced by Newton) after her death-defying escape from Tweedy\u2019s farm \u2013 with the character now having found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock.<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis continues: \u201cWhen she and Rocky (Levi) hatch a little girl called Molly (Ramsey), Ginger\u2019s 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 \u2013 this time, they\u2019re breaking in!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1824720\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Chicken-Run-6bd3dfc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget character posters<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking about her character, Thandiwe Newton teased that at the start of the film Ginger is finally living her dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s content and all is right with the world,\u201d she said. \u201cThe biggest change for Ginger is that her and Rocky are now parents, they\u2019ve hatched a little girl called Molly who they adore. Ginger is selfless and caring, and everything she does is for the good of her family and community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, she soon realizes that her desire for peace and harmony is under threat, what is she to do? Ginger\u2019s story unfolds and it\u2019s exciting to see her character go on that journey!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Levi revealed that Rocky has changed a lot since the first film, and is no longer the \u201ccavalier, hot shot lone wolf\u201d he used to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe found love in marriage. And even more love in fatherhood,\u201d he said, \u201cSo it\u2019s all settled him down quite a lot. That said, we get glimpses of his former self as our new journey unfolds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Rocky and Ginger\u2019s child Molly, Bella Ramsey explained: \u201cMolly is an incredibly curious and very intelligent chicken with a huge heart and a strong sense of justice. She has inherited a rebellious wild side from her dad, and determination and all her social skills from her mum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget arrives on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81478642&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> this winter, while the first film is available now.\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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