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A four-time Oscar winner best known for the Wallace and Gromit stop-motion series, Nick Park has an abiding affection for his own iconic creations, often contemplating what the next chapter might be, when it comes to the eccentric inventor and his anthropomorphic dog. At the same time, Park is an artist of diverse…

Pre-existing franchises and IP rule the 46th annual Annie Awards nomination list. To no surprise, the Mouse House has a huge presence on with Pixar’s Incredibles 2 and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet scoring numerous nods while Sony’s buzzy visual wonder Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is…

2nd Update, Thursday AM: As we forecasted, Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed filed $10.8M at the Valentine’s Day box office, which is very impressive in comparison to its installment last year, Fifty Shades Darker: Yesterday’s ticket sales were only $200K off from Darker‘s Valentine’s Day take of $11M. Like Freed, Darker …

For me, if an animated film has Aardman’s name behind it, I’m there. Even if bigger entities like Disney/Pixar, DreamWorks and others are guaranteed box office, Aardman is guaranteed delight. The force behind films including Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, Shaun The Sheep Movie, and Pirates…

Aardman and Studiocanal have dropped the first full trailer for their prehistoric family film, Early Man. Eddie Redmayne voices the lead character, plucky caveman Dug, who, along with his best friend Hognob, must unite their tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their…

Lionsgate has taken U.S. rights to Aardman and Studiocanal's animated comedy adventure Early Man. The film, which features the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams, will be released by Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label on February 16, 2018, following Studiocanal's European release…

Back in October, we got a brief glimpse at Aardman Animation and Studiocanal’s prehistoric comedy adventure, Early Man. Today we have the first teaser. Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams star in the Stone Age pic that’s helmed by Nick Park. Redmayne plays Dug, a plucky caveman whose tribe is really…

Tom Hiddleston has joined the cast of Aardman Animation's prehistoric comedy adventure Early Man. He will voice Lord Nooth, a "ridiculously pompous" governor of the Bronze Age town, who is described as a money-loving tyrant and rival to the film's Stone Age hero Dug, played by Eddie Redmayne. Studiocanal is…

With production just beginning on Aardman and Studiocanal’s prehistoric comedy Early Man, the team has released the first character animation (check it out above). Nick Park is directing the film that’s set at the dawn of time and tells the story of plucky caveman Dug and his sidekick Hognob. Eddie Redmayne is the…

Eddie Redmayne has joined Nick Park’s eagerly anticipated Early Man, which Studio Canal is financing, selling and distributing in its core markets. Early Man is a stop-frame feature film that sees Park going behind the camera for the first time since Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. Park also…

UK animation studio Aardman has acquired a majority share in New York-based company Nathan Love in a move that represents the Chicken Run producer’s first production facility outside the UK. The new company will be re-branded Aardman Nathan Love and further establishes Aardman’s commitment to its lucrative advertising…

Following a strong Cannes market that saw it virtually sell out on Nick Park's prehistoric stop-frame feature Early Man, Studiocanal has entered an output deal with Switzerland’s Impuls Pictures. Impuls will now have Swiss distribution rights to all Studiocanal International Productions. The deal includes Early Man…