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Friday, December 15, 2023 Netflix
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Plot: What's the story about?
Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in!
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Who stars in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget: Cast List
Zachary Levi ... Rocky (voice)
Harold and the Purple Crayon, Spy Kids: Armageddon
Thandiwe Newton ... Ginger (voice)
2012, Good Deeds
Bella Ramsey ... Molly (voice)
Catherine Called Birdy, Judy
Jane Horrocks ... Babs (voice)
Swimming With Men, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Imelda Staunton ... Bunty (voice)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Paddington in Peru
Lynn Ferguson ... Mac (voice)
Josie Sedgwick-Davies ... Frizzle (voice)
David Bradley ... Fowler (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Redemption
Romesh Ranganathan ... Nick (voice)
Cinderella
Daniel Mays ... Fetcher (voice)
1917, Your Christmas Or Mine?
Nick Mohammed ... Dr. Fry (voice)
Disney's Christopher Robin, Maggie Moore(s)
Who's making Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget: Crew List
A look at the Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Sam Fell last directed ParaNorman and The Tale of Despereaux. The film's writer Karey Kirkpatrick last wrote Smurfs: The Lost Village and The Secret World of Arrietty.
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Paul KewleySteve Pegram
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Production: What we know about Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget?
Key Facts
- Set shortly after the death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm in the original (1/23/2022).
- Actress Julia Sawalha, who voiced Ginger in the original film, has reportedly been axed from the project and will be recast (Variety, 7/10/2020). As she says, “To say that I am devastated and furious would be an understatement. I feel totally powerless, something in all of this doesn’t quite ring true. I trust my instincts and they are waving red flags.” According to Sawalha, she speculated it was because her voice now sounds “too old” after receiving a letter of dismissal. Such action appears to also suggest Mel Gibson will not be returning as the voice of Rocky.
- As Executive producer Peter Lord explained, “We’ve got the perfect story, and the relationship with Netflix is kind of perfect as well because they celebrate the filmmaker and are so filmmaker friendly. I feel now we can make the Chicken Run sequel we want to, the one we really care about (8/16/2020).”
- Chicken Run remains the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time (8/16/2020).
- Variety reports Chicken Run 2 will likely go into production at Aardman's studio in Bristol after it wraps on Shaun the Sheep sequel (4/26/2018).
Filming Timeline
- 2023 - June: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2022 - January: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2021 - February: The film was set to Production status.
Shooting starts March 1, 2021.
- 2020 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Shooting is planned for next year. Netflix has picked up the rights to the project.
- 2018 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Aardman Animation is working on a sequel to the hit 2000 stop-animation film.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Release Date: When was the film released?
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget was a Netflix release in 2023 on Friday, December 15, 2023. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Wonka, Ruthless and Finestkind.