New Wallace & Gromit Short Planned for Queen’s Jubilee

May 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

A new animated short featuring Aardman’s beloved plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit is scheduled to debut in conjunction with the big Diamond Jubilee of the Queen celebration in the U.K. The National Trust’s Wallace & Gromit’s Jubilee Bunt-a-Thon will premiere at Trust places including local property Belton House in Grantham. The [...]

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Avast! Aardman’s ‘Pirates’ to Attack Theaters This Friday!

April 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

With The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord and his team have outdone themselves with another delightful, beautifully crafted animated movie. We’ve all seen stop-motion family pictures, Hugh Grant comedies and pirate adventures on the big screen before, but nothing has quite prepared us for the spectacular concoction that is [...]

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Michael Rose Discusses ‘The Gruffalo’s Child,’ ‘Chico & Rita’

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Producer Michael Rose discusses his well-received animated projects, The Gruffalo’s Child and Chico & Rita About seven years ago, Aardman veteran Michael Rose set up Magic Light Pictures, a London-based indie production company with Martin Pope. Rose, who produced the Oscar-nominated The Gruffalo (2009) and this year’s BAFTA-nominated The Gruffalo’s [...]

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