While Laika will be giving us The Boxtrolls in the fall, we have another stop-motion animation to look forward to around the corner, as Aardman Animations are hard at work on their follow-up to The Pirates! Band of Misfits. The feature sees them pull from their most famous franchise, as Shaun the Sheep is getting the treatment. First debuting in Wallace and Gromit‘s A Close Shave back in 1995, he went on to get its own TV show in 2007 and after nearly 100 episodes, the first trailer has landed today.
Richard Starzak and Mark Burton are directing and writing the film, which follows our star sheep grabbing his flock and moving from the country to the big city to save their farmer, who has gotten himself into trouble. The first teaser doesn’t really hint at any of that, but it’s enjoyable enough, so check it out below for the film that will be hitting U.K. screens next spring and hopefully U.S. not far after.