{"id":41930,"date":"2023-12-15T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1944907"},"modified":"2023-12-15T09:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:46:54","slug":"chicken-run-sequel-director-explains-hidden-wallace-gromit-reference","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/chicken-run-sequel-director-explains-hidden-wallace-gromit-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Run sequel director explains hidden Wallace & Gromit reference"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you look closely during the film’s final shot you might spot a familiar face. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 December 2023 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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Over the years, Aardman Animations has introduced a number of iconic characters to the world of film and TV \u2013 from Shaun the Sheep to Morph \u2013 but it\u2019s undoubtedly Wallace and Gromit who remain the studio\u2019s most beloved creations.<\/p>\n

Fans of the cheese-and-cracker-loving inventor and his trusty dog will, therefore, be delighted to hear that there is a little hidden reference to the pair in Aardman\u2019s latest film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget<\/a>, which has just arrived on Netflix following a brief theatrical run.<\/p>\n

If you look very closely during the film\u2019s final shot, you\u2019ll notice that one of the chickens is actually an impostor \u2013 none other than Wallace and Gromit\u2019s old nemesis Feathers McGraw, the villainous penguin who famously dressed up as a chicken in the iconic The Wrong Trousers.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, director Sam Fell explained why he decided to include this Easter Egg referencing the studio\u2019s most famous duo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI mean, the Aardman studio is an amazing place,\u201d he explained. \u201cAll of the movies are all amazing in themselves, but for me one of the greatest achievements is actually the studio itself, and the world it\u2019s created and the fact it\u2019s managed to maintain its voice through the decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSo yeah, you\u2019re in there all day and you look around you and there\u2019s like the characters from all the films on shelves, you know, and on people\u2019s desks. And so yeah, it\u2019s just like it\u2019s all part of the family really \u2013 all of the characters are the family of Aardman, I guess!\u201d<\/p>\n

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