Netflix is in charge of the follow-up to the 2000 animated treat “Chicken Run," the most successful stop-motion animated feature ever, grossing $227 million worldwide. It now looks as though the film will be released via Netflix on December 15th.
If you remember, Mel Gibson voiced the leader of a flock of feathered birds trying to get out of the horrid conditions of a gloomy farm. If time ran out then they were going to literally be chicken pie.
It was "The Great Escape" done poultry style, with an added dash of British wit. How can you go wrong with that? Gibson worked up his charm and stop-motion animation filmmakers Peter Lord and Nick Park had a blast creating visual miracles with the animation.
Aardman Animations are again the creative minds behind this sequel. Lord is relinquishing directing duties and will be executive producing. Sam Fell, director of “ParaNorman” and Aardman's own “Flushed Away” in 2006, is directing. No word on why Park has no part in this endeavor.