Aardman Working on More Stories Set in the World of ‘Robin Robin,’ Netflix’s Oscar Nominated Musical Film (EXCLUSIVE)
21.01.2024 - 22:11
/ variety.com
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, the co-writers and co-directors of Aardman Animations’ musical film “Robin Robin,” which premiered on Netflix in November 2021, and was nominated for an Oscar the following year, say that a spinoff is in the cards. “We are currently working on more stories in the world of ‘Robin, Robin,’” Please tells Variety. “I think that’s all we’re allowed to say.
But that would certainly be our hopes and dreams. We feel like there are loads more stories to tell in this world, so we’d love to do more.” “Robin Robin,” whose voice cast includes Bronte Carmichael, Adeel Akhtar, Gillian Anderson and Richard E. Grant, centers on a robin who is raised by a loving family of burglar mice.
As Robin grows up, her differences become more apparent. She sets out to pull off a daring heist in a bid to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse. Ojari and Please are speaking to Variety at Aardman’s headquarters on Spike Island in Bristol, a city in England’s West Country, as part of a three-part series on young talent at the company.
Other rising stars profiled include Matthew Walker, creator and series director of “Lloyd of the Flies,” Jane Davies, co-director and voice director on “Lloyd of the Flies,” and Lucy Izzard, creator and director of “The Very Small Creatures.” Aardman, founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, is best known for the Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and “Chicken Run” franchises. The company has won four Oscars, and earned a further nine nominations. Its latest feature film, “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” launched on Netflix last month, and a new Wallace & Gromit film is in production, directed by Nick Park and Merlin
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