It’s been 20 years since the first Chicken Run hit movie theaters so a sequel might really be due.
The stop-motion animated comedy was released in 2000. The story revolved around the lives of a group of chickens trying to escape a farm before their owners turn them into chicken pies. They find hope for their escape plan in a rooster named Rocky.
In 2018, a sequel was announced with the working title Chicken Run 2.
Photo from: Aardman Animations
Two years later, on June 23, 2020, in celebration of the movie’s 20th anniversary, it was announced that Netflix obtained the rights to the sequel.
It was confirmed via a tweet:
POULTRY NEWS: Exactly 20 years to the day since the original was released, we can confirm there will be a Chicken Run sequel coming to Netflix!! Produced by @aardman, production is expected to begin next year. Eggsellent.
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) June 23, 2020
British studio Aardman Animation, who produced the first movie, also confirmed this in a tweet.
Twenty years since the release of Aardman’s first full length feature, Chicken Run, we’re excited to confirm the return of Ginger, Rocky and the rest of the coop, in partnership with @netflix.
Read more here: https://t.co/XN4VQp4VD4 pic.twitter.com/wBCpP20EVV
— Aardman Animations (@aardman) June 23, 2020
The first Chicken Run earned $224 million in the box office, making it the top-grossing stop-motion animated film in history.
Will Chicken Run 2 beat that?
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