Fans of incorrect lower limb attire, facial decortication and enormous Lycan-Lapine crossbreeds will be pleased this morning. Aardman’s Co-founder Peter Lord (and Master) has told a German VFX conference that he ‘absolutely assumes’ that Nick Park will bring back Wallace and Gromit to your screens soon.

According to THR Lord told the FMX VFX and animation audience in Stuttgart, Germany recently,

“When Nick’s not drawing cavemen, he’s drawing Wallace & Gromit…I absolutely assume he will do another, but not a feature. I think he found it was too much. I think he liked the half-hour format.”

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was a stretch for our old pals W&C, though the relentless invention and visual accuity was as mesmerising as ever. That we’ll see more Wallace and Gromit on the small screen is a reassuring sign that Aardman, no matter how far they travel, will always have a soft spot for the bungling duo. They even appeared on the first teaser poster for Nick Park’s new film.

Early Man Teaser posterAardman have pushed out the boat for this new film with Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams were already signed as part of voice cast. There are also the usual plethora of British comedy talents including Timothy Spall as Chief Bobnar, also well as Richard Ayoade as Treebor, Selina Griffiths as Magma, Johnny Vegas as Asbo, Mark Williams as Barry, Gina Yashere as Gravelle and Simon Greenall as Eemak.

The film looks like Aardman going back to their roots following the superlative CG animation Arthur Christmas (which is a vastly underrated film, and a must see at any time of the year). Early Man is out at the end of January next year, here’s what you can expect.

Early Man Trailer

 

Early Man movie Synopsis

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, EARLY MAN tells the story of how plucky caveman Dug, along with sidekick Hognob unites his tribe against the mighty Bronze Age in a battle to beat them at their own game. It also marks Nick Park’s first feature film since Academy Award® winning WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT. EARLY MAN unleashes an unforgettable cast of hilarious new characters.