Nick Park, the Oscar winning creator of Wallace and Gromit, directs his first film since 2008's short A Matter of Loaf and Death with Aardman's new animated feature Early Man. Featuring an all-star cast of British thesps, including Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams and Richard Ayoade, Early Man takes us back to the prehistoric era, where caveman Dug (Redmayne) gets separated from his tribe and whisked off to a dazzling modern civilization reveling in the Bronze Age under the rule of Hiddleston's Lord Nooth. Employing glorious stop-motion animation, Aardman's first feature since 2015's excellent Shaun the Sheep Movie is immediately recognisable as the work of the celebrated British studio, and the new trailer seems to tick all the boxes in terms of humour, action,...
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- 9/7/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Following the sad news that Peter Sallis has taken his last grand day out, the folks behind “Wallace and Gromit” have paid tribute to the departed actor. Sallis voiced the human half of the duo from its inception until 2010, including four short films (“A Grand Day Out,” “The Wrong Trousers,” “A Close Shave” and “A Matter of Loaf and Death”) and the feature film “Curse of the Were-Rabbit”; his gentle voice is one of the beloved stop-motion series’ most distinctive traits. Watch the video below.
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“At the time when I did it, I didn’t think this is going to make cinema history” he says as clips of the cheese-loving Wallace play. “But six years later in 1989, when the phone went and he said, ‘I finished it,’ I thought, ‘Oh, it’s only taken him six years.
Read More: Peter Sallis, Voice of Wallace in ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Series, Dead at 96
“At the time when I did it, I didn’t think this is going to make cinema history” he says as clips of the cheese-loving Wallace play. “But six years later in 1989, when the phone went and he said, ‘I finished it,’ I thought, ‘Oh, it’s only taken him six years.
- 6/24/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Perhaps sensing that everyone will be sick of looking at him by the tail end of 2017 (what with the multiple Oscar nominated transformations, the actual Oscar, and that new Fantastic Beasts franchise), Eddie Redmayne will give his ginger mug a wee break from gigantification on the big screen. Instead he'll be leading the voice cast of Aardman's Early Man which just went into production for release in 2018. The best part of the news is that Nick Park will be directing and he's been absent from that particular chair for too long. (His last feature was 11 long years ago, the Oscar winning Curse of the Were Rabbit.)
You can pencil it in for a Best Animated Feature nomination right now (albeit two years from now) because Aardman has quite a track record of delights (sorry Flushed Away!). They've got a heavy shelf of awards to prove it including Oscar nominations for...
You can pencil it in for a Best Animated Feature nomination right now (albeit two years from now) because Aardman has quite a track record of delights (sorry Flushed Away!). They've got a heavy shelf of awards to prove it including Oscar nominations for...
- 5/9/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrates the work of Aardman Animations with three programs featuring the studio’s Oscar-winning and nominated Wallace And Gromit shorts on Friday, August 7, and Sunday, August 9.
Aardman’s latest film, Shaun The Sheep Movie, will be released in U.S. theaters on August 7.
Wallace and Gromit Restored – The Marc Davis Celebration of Animation
Friday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. │Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills
As part of the Academy’s Marc Davis Celebration of Animation series, Aardman Animations co-founder David Sproxton and Wallace and Gromit cinematographer Dave Alex Riddett will discuss the making of the studio’s Oscar-winning shorts “The Wrong Trousers” and “A Close Shave,” and the Oscar-nominated shorts “A Grand Day Out” and “A Matter of Loaf and Death.”
The program also will include the world premiere screening of the restorations of all four films, the result of a collaborative effort...
Aardman’s latest film, Shaun The Sheep Movie, will be released in U.S. theaters on August 7.
Wallace and Gromit Restored – The Marc Davis Celebration of Animation
Friday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. │Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills
As part of the Academy’s Marc Davis Celebration of Animation series, Aardman Animations co-founder David Sproxton and Wallace and Gromit cinematographer Dave Alex Riddett will discuss the making of the studio’s Oscar-winning shorts “The Wrong Trousers” and “A Close Shave,” and the Oscar-nominated shorts “A Grand Day Out” and “A Matter of Loaf and Death.”
The program also will include the world premiere screening of the restorations of all four films, the result of a collaborative effort...
- 7/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Louisa Mellor Apr 26, 2017
Puns, movie references and nods to Aardman’s past abound in Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death…
Animator Nick Park’s fifth Wallace and Gromit film, A Matter Of Loaf And Death (named for the Powell & Pressburger 1946 fantasy romance A Matter Of Life And Death, the first of many such baking-related puns) became the most-watched television programme in the UK in 2008, attracting a Christmas day average audience of 14.4 million viewers. It saw 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, transformed into a granary, making Wallace the target of a “cereal killer” intent on ridding the world of bakers. Gromit, as ever, came to the rescue.
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We’ve scoured the half-hour short to unpack some of Aardman’s characteristic in-jokes and film references…
1. The name and look of Baker Bob, who meets an unfortunate end at the hands...
Puns, movie references and nods to Aardman’s past abound in Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death…
Animator Nick Park’s fifth Wallace and Gromit film, A Matter Of Loaf And Death (named for the Powell & Pressburger 1946 fantasy romance A Matter Of Life And Death, the first of many such baking-related puns) became the most-watched television programme in the UK in 2008, attracting a Christmas day average audience of 14.4 million viewers. It saw 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, transformed into a granary, making Wallace the target of a “cereal killer” intent on ridding the world of bakers. Gromit, as ever, came to the rescue.
See related Why Alien: Isolation proves the Alien deserves another movie
We’ve scoured the half-hour short to unpack some of Aardman’s characteristic in-jokes and film references…
1. The name and look of Baker Bob, who meets an unfortunate end at the hands...
- 6/29/2015
- Den of Geek
Nick Park has launched a brand new Wallace & Gromit theme park ride in Blackpool.
The Thrill-o-Matic ride opened on April 24 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, with Aardman's Park joined by Managing Director Amanda Thompson and Deputy Managing Director Nick Thompson.
The ride is part of a £5.25 million investment and five years of development, and takes fans through some of the animated duo's most loved moments.
It begins in a carriage shaped as a giant slipper, before being taken through scenes from A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, A Matter of Loaf and Death and The Curse of the Were Rabbit.
Nick Park, creator of Wallace & Gromit, said: "We have the perfect marriage between Wallace and Gromit and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
"I grew up in Preston, which is just down the road so Blackpool feels like a natural home for Wallace and Gromit.
"It has been a great...
The Thrill-o-Matic ride opened on April 24 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, with Aardman's Park joined by Managing Director Amanda Thompson and Deputy Managing Director Nick Thompson.
The ride is part of a £5.25 million investment and five years of development, and takes fans through some of the animated duo's most loved moments.
It begins in a carriage shaped as a giant slipper, before being taken through scenes from A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, A Matter of Loaf and Death and The Curse of the Were Rabbit.
Nick Park, creator of Wallace & Gromit, said: "We have the perfect marriage between Wallace and Gromit and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
"I grew up in Preston, which is just down the road so Blackpool feels like a natural home for Wallace and Gromit.
"It has been a great...
- 4/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Aardman characters to launch Thrill-o-Matic ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach as part of VisitEngland's 'staycation' campaign
Two newly appointed figureheads of a campaign to breathe fresh life into English tourism are to start working next week in Blackpool – the Lancashire seaside town that, despite its long reputation as a holiday resort, has been struggling to update its appeal.
On Wednesday Wallace and Gromit, the stars of a Oscar-winning series by Aardman Animations, are to attend the launch of the world's first theme park ride to be based on their adventures in the films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. Their creator, Nick Park, will be at their side as visitors try out the Thrill-o-Matic, the £5.25m new jewel in the crown of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park.
"I grew up in Preston, which is just down the road, so Blackpool feels like a natural home for Wallace and Gromit,...
Two newly appointed figureheads of a campaign to breathe fresh life into English tourism are to start working next week in Blackpool – the Lancashire seaside town that, despite its long reputation as a holiday resort, has been struggling to update its appeal.
On Wednesday Wallace and Gromit, the stars of a Oscar-winning series by Aardman Animations, are to attend the launch of the world's first theme park ride to be based on their adventures in the films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. Their creator, Nick Park, will be at their side as visitors try out the Thrill-o-Matic, the £5.25m new jewel in the crown of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park.
"I grew up in Preston, which is just down the road, so Blackpool feels like a natural home for Wallace and Gromit,...
- 4/21/2013
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
The truth is something on the fringe is likely to win the Best Animated Short Oscar this year. "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" over "La Luna," "The Lost Thing" over "Day & Night," "Logorama" over "A Matter of Loaf and Death," "The Danish Poet" over "The Little Matchgirl" -- it happens. A lot. That having been said, Disney's "Paperman," a delicate little love story that's greeting viewers of "Wreck-It Ralph" this weekend, is generating plenty of love and goodwill. It's a blend of hand-drawn 2D animation and 3D CG artwork. "The characters are modeled in CG and rendered...
- 11/4/2012
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The cheese-loving inventor has written a concerto for the Proms – without any help from his dog
Without being rude... your creations have a reputation for not always working as planned (1). How can you be sure your Concerto (2) will not end in tears?
Don't worry – me and Gromit will be backstage to keep an eye on things in person. What could possibly go wrong?
A concerto normally specifies which instrument(s) it has been written for. My Concerto in Ee, Lad does not do that. Is this a deliberate attempt to redefine musical form?
I just couldn't decide what to write it for – spoons, paper and comb, kazoo … So in the end I thought I'd just write it for all of them. With the odd cow bell thrown in for good measure.
Is Gromit pissed off you didn't ask him to collaborate with you?
I suspect an element of professional jealousy...
Without being rude... your creations have a reputation for not always working as planned (1). How can you be sure your Concerto (2) will not end in tears?
Don't worry – me and Gromit will be backstage to keep an eye on things in person. What could possibly go wrong?
A concerto normally specifies which instrument(s) it has been written for. My Concerto in Ee, Lad does not do that. Is this a deliberate attempt to redefine musical form?
I just couldn't decide what to write it for – spoons, paper and comb, kazoo … So in the end I thought I'd just write it for all of them. With the odd cow bell thrown in for good measure.
Is Gromit pissed off you didn't ask him to collaborate with you?
I suspect an element of professional jealousy...
- 7/26/2012
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
The creator of BAFTA-award winning animation Wallace And Gromit is having to send his trophy away to be repaired - he broke the gong as soon as he was presented with it on Sunday night.
Nick Park, the brains behind the beloved plasticine pair, stepped up to collect the Short Animation award for Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death at the ceremony in London at the weekend.
But as soon as he left the stage the award broke - and Park found himself laughing about the blunder with actor Christian Slater.
He says, "As soon as I got it off the stage I dropped it and it broke. I was talking to Christian Slater at the time and we had a bit of a joke that they don't make awards like they used to. It's got to go back for repairs."...
Nick Park, the brains behind the beloved plasticine pair, stepped up to collect the Short Animation award for Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death at the ceremony in London at the weekend.
But as soon as he left the stage the award broke - and Park found himself laughing about the blunder with actor Christian Slater.
He says, "As soon as I got it off the stage I dropped it and it broke. I was talking to Christian Slater at the time and we had a bit of a joke that they don't make awards like they used to. It's got to go back for repairs."...
- 2/12/2009
- WENN
"Slumdog Millionaire" continues its awards-season momentum by winning 7 at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Meanwhile, Kate Winslet picked up the Best Actress award for "The Reader" and Mickey Rourke for Best Actor for "The Wrestler."
Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Outstanding British Film
"Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh
Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Leading Actress
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Director
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay
"In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh
Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy
Film Not In The English Language
"I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel
The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film
Steve Mcqueen, director...
Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Outstanding British Film
"Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh
Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Leading Actress
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Director
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay
"In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh
Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy
Film Not In The English Language
"I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel
The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film
Steve Mcqueen, director...
- 2/9/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Animated hit Kung Fu Panda was the toast of the 36th annual Annie Awards on Friday night - triumphing in 10 categories. The 2008 picture, starring Angelina Jolie and Jack Black, took the top gong for Best Animated Feature beating out competition from fellow Oscar contenders Wall-e and Bolt, as well as Waltz With Bashir and $9.99.
The film also picked up prizes in the Animated Effects and Production Design categories amongst others, while Dustin Hoffman was presented with the Best Voice Acting award for his role as red panda Shifu.
Other winners at the ceremony included TV show Futurama which landed the Best Animated Home Entertainment Production prize, while Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death was named Best Animated Short Subject.
The film also picked up prizes in the Animated Effects and Production Design categories amongst others, while Dustin Hoffman was presented with the Best Voice Acting award for his role as red panda Shifu.
Other winners at the ceremony included TV show Futurama which landed the Best Animated Home Entertainment Production prize, while Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death was named Best Animated Short Subject.
- 1/31/2009
- WENN
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