Netflix Shares Early Looks at ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘Twilight of the Gods,’ ‘The Twits’ at Annecy
variety.comNetflix Animation revealed a string of sneak peeks and new clips of its upcoming projects, including the return of villainous penguin Feathers McGraw in “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Wednesday at the Annecy Animation Festival. “Wallace & Gromit” creator Nick Park was on hand with fellow Aardman director Merlin Crossingham to present new material from their upcoming feature “Vengeance Most Fowl.” Four-time Academy Award-winner Park also wrote the story, in which Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome dubbed “Norbot” that seems to develop a mind of its own.
This is causing tension of which Wallace is unaware. Crossingham got a laugh as he explains that Wallace urged the silent Gromit to put the robot through its paces, adding, it’s voice activated.
The movie marks the return of Feathers McGraw, the sinister antagonist who first appeared in Park’s Oscar-winning 1993 short “The Wrong Trousers.” In a clip, Feathers McGraw has been arrested following the events that took place in “The Wrong Trousers” and, found guilty of attempted burglary of the blue diamond, he’s now living in a “high security institution”–the zoo.
The cunning penguin is seen doing pull-ups inside his cage while plotting his revenge on Wallace and Gromit. In a lively conversation during the Annecy session, Crossingham noted that Feathers McGraw’s “strength is his stillness” as he has no voice and a simple design.
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