PARIS – A sequel to the hit animated film “Chicken Run” was inevitable, its makers told AFP, for the simple reason that chickens are just too funny.
“We don’t exactly have a list but there’s a clear understanding at Aardman that some animals are funny and some aren’t,” said Peter Lord, co-founder of the British studio behind such beloved stop-motion creations as “Wallace and Gromit” and “Shaun the Sheep”.
“Chickens are fundamentally funny creatures, aren’t they,” Lord told AFP.
“But horses aren’t. Sorry, horses, but you’re just too beautiful to be funny.”
“Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget” streams on Netflix from Friday, more than 20 years after the original hit about a group of chickens trying to break out of their farm.
This time, the task is reversed as heroes Ginger and Rocky must break into a nugget factory to rescue their headstrong daughter, voiced by “The…
