Its a series of firsts forWallace & Gromitas a franchise, as well.
Weve been making other things.
That took up a big chunk of time sinceLoaf & Deathin 2008.
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It was just, oh, were ready, the idea is ready.
But part of why it took so long is another first in thatVengeance Most Fowlbreaks a major series tradition.
The simple reason Aardman needed him?
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Hes what made the rest ofVengeance Most Fowlclick.
In general we dont bring characters back.
The early origins ofVengeance Most Fowl, Feathers was not part of.
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Nick and Mark Burton, the screenwriter… Nick had this idea bubbling away in his sketchbooks sinceWere-Rabbittimes.
But according to Crossingham, the idea as-is couldnt sustain evenWallace & Gromits usual half-hour TV movie structure.
It just didnt generate enough jeopardy in its own right, Crossingham reflected.
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It was really a genuine story solution.
Wallace & Gromitnever really went away.
Some kind of bigger conflict, actual motivation.
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Thats when Feathers was there as a gift.
InVengeance Most Fowl, this is represented byWallaces latest gadget, Norbot(voiced byInside No.
9s Reece Shearsmith).
Its metaphorical of Wallace, really, Park continued.
On how such a lot of technology is a distraction from life and relationships.
Historically they havent really had computing technologies that we know of, Crossingham said of the series tech divide.
But thats not stopped time from marching on for the duo as it has for us.
Its nothing specific but should look to todays eyes like a heritage computing system.
Finding that balance was really critical, so it felt appropriate to their world.
Its a great tool, but we still start with the hand-craftedness.
That does speed things up, but the starting point of it being hand-crafted is really important to us.
But much like their clay heroes, Aardman isnt afraid of using technology to the benefit of the craft.
Were really lucky at Aardman that we have basically every single modern filmmaking tool at our disposal.
A classic one in stop-motion is things like smoke, steam, waterparticle effects, Crossingham explained.
Weve always had elaborate setpieces, but now you donthaveto build everything, Park continued.
You dont have to build half of Yorkshire.
We dont apologize for the thumbprints.
We embrace the imperfections, Crossingham concluded.
We do venture to appeal to that side of people, it does relate to that nostalgic feel.
Its the contrast of the two, Park ruminated.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlwill stream on Netflix internationally starting January 3, 2025.
It will broadcast initially in the UK and Ireland on the BBC on Christmas Day.
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