Sam Fell, director of the upcoming animated sequel Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget, has supplied an uncommon comparability to one of many Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most iconic locales. Following on from the hit 2000 stop-motion comedy Hen Run, Daybreak of the Nugget will decide up after the escaped chickens from Tweedy’s farm have established new lives for themselves on an island fowl sanctuary. Whereas a small handful of unique Hen Run voice actors are returning, the central characters of Ginger (beforehand performed by Julia Sawalha) and Rocky (Mel Gibson), have been recast with Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi.
Talking with Empire, Fell hints at Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget’s a lot “greater scale” and provides an unlikely comparability for the chickens’ new island house. Dubbing the film’s Hen Island as “Wakanda for chickens,” he explains that of their newfound freedom, the characters from Tweedy’s farm have established an idyllic society stuffed with handmade thrives. Take a look at his feedback under:
Scheduled to reach on Netflix on December 15, the streaming launch of Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget will mark 23 years since audiences first met the rebellious Ginger and her feathered pals. Pulling in over $227 million in worldwide field workplace, the unique Hen Run stays the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time and some of the memorable properties to come back out of the critically acclaimed Aardman studios.
Due to the overwhelming success of the primary Hen Run, Aardman’s new sequel must deal with proving it may dwell as much as the extremely excessive customary set by the unique. With Netflix stepping in to select up worldwide distribution for the film after DreamWorks ended their partnership with Aardman following 2006’s Flushed Away, Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget won’t ever even have the chance to see if it may have rivaled the record-breaking field workplace takings of its predecessor.
Nevertheless, a simultaneous worldwide streaming launch through the December vacation interval continues to be certain to generate appreciable viewership numbers for Netflix. Moreover, whereas the brand new film might lack the immediately recognizable vocals of Gibson’s Rocky, each Newton and Levi are appreciable skills in their very own proper, and are additionally being joined by the rising star of The Final of Us’ Bella Ramsey, who will play the pair’s daughter Molly. Optimistically, Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget will show itself a greater than worthy continuation of the unique Aardman basic.
Supply: Empire