A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
British theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Phelan Will Becher
Screenplay by	Mark Burton Jon Brown
Story by	Richard Starzak
Based on	Shaun the Sheep by Nick Park Bob Baker
Produced by	Paul Kewley
Starring	Justin Fletcher John Sparkes Amalia Vitale
Cinematography	Charles Copping
Edited by	Sim Evan-Jones
Music by	Tom Howe
Production companies	StudioCanal Aardman Animations Anton Capital Entertainment
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) (Odeon Leicester Square) 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) (United Kingdom)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$47.8 million[1][2]

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is a 2019 animated science fiction comedy film produced by Aardman Animations. The film is directed by Richard Phelan and Will Becher (in their feature directorial debuts) and written by Mark Burton and Jon Brown, based on an idea by Richard Starzak. It is a stand-alone sequel to Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) and is based on the claymation television series Shaun the Sheep, a spin-off from the Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave. It is the first sequel ever made by Aardman and in stop-motion in general. The film stars Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, and Rich Webber reprising their voice roles from the series and the previous film, whilst new cast members include Amalia Vitale, David Holt and Chris Morrell. In the film, Shaun and the flock encounter an alien with extraordinary powers who crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm. They have to find a way to return her home in order to prevent her falling into the hands of the Ministry for Alien Detection.^[3]

Plans for a sequel began in 2015, following the release of the first film. The film officially began production following the end of production of Early Man (2018). Richard Starzak was announced to return as director, however, in November 2018, the film was later announced to be directed by Becher and Phelan.

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon was released in cinemas on 18 October 2019 in the United Kingdom, and on Netflix in the United States on 14 February 2020. The film received positive reviews from critics who praised its animation, characters and humour and grossed $43.1 million against a $25 million budget. It was nominated at the British Academy Film Awards for Best Animated Film^{[citation needed]} and at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature.^[4]