Over two decades after Chicken Run first hit theaters, Aardman is starting to promote the beloved film’s sequel. Saturday, the Bristol-based animator unveiled the first character posters for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. With the character poster came the film’s voice cast, revealing many of the characters in the first film have been recast, including most of its main characters. Now, Zachary Levi and Thandiwe Newton are voicing Rocky and Ginger, replacing Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha, respectively.
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Romesh Ranganathan is replacing Timothy Spall’s Nick while Daniel Mays is replacing Phil Daniel’s slow-witted Fetcher. Then comes new additions to the film, including Bella Ramsey’s Molly and Josie Sedwick-Davies’ Frizzle.
Little has been revealed about the movie, other than the fact it’s making its world premiere at the Annecy International Film Festival in June ahead of its release on Netflix this holiday season. Keep scrolling to see the film’s first character posters!
Thandiwe Newton as Ginger
Zachary Levi as Rocky
Bella Ramsey as Molly
Josie Sedgwick as Frizzle
Jane Horrocks as Babs
David Bradley as Fowler
Imelda Staunton as Bunty
Lynn Ferguson as Mac
Romesh Ranganathan and Daniel Mays as Nick & Fetcher
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget hits Netflix this December.
