Project Detail

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Synopsis

Sequel to the 2000 Aardman Animation hit film CHICKEN RUN.
Sequel to the 2000 Aardman Animation hit film CHICKEN RUN - 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!
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 97 min
Director: Sam Fell
Producer: Leyla Hobart, Steve Pegram
Executive Producer: Paul Kewley, Karey Kirkpatrick, Peter Lord, Nick Park, Carla Shelley, David Sproxton
Editor: Stephen Perkins
Screenwriter: Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay and story), John O'Farrell (screenplay and story), Rachel Tunnard (screenplay)
Director of Photography: Charles Copping
Production Designer: Darren Dubicki
Sound: Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor: Dillon Bennett
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Principal cast: Voice Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Bella Ramsey, Zachary Levi, Nick Mohammed, David Bradley, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Romesh Ranganathan

Genre

Children’s Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US, France co-production

Aardman Animations (UK), DreamWorks Animations (US), Netflix Animation (US), Pathé (FR)

Aardman Animations

Gas Ferry Road
Bristol
BS1 6UN

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Sales Company

StudioCanal International

50 rue Camille Desmoulins
92130 Issy les Moulineaux
FRANCE

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