The result is a visual feast that looks distinctly "Aardman" but feels bigger than anything the studio has attempted since Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit .

– A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is a charming, gag-filled, and heartwarming sequel that proves stop-motion can be just as effective for sci-fi as for slapstick farm life. Essential viewing for Aardman fans.

evolves into a classic "hide the alien" story. Shaun must disguise Lu-La from the Farmer, a bumbling government agent (Agent Red), and a technologically inept alien hunter. The film brilliantly parodies sci-fi tropes from ET , Close Encounters , and 2001: A Space Odyssey , all without uttering a single word of dialogue.

Simply put, the "Shaun the Sheep 2" (or 3) delay isn't due to a lack of interest; it’s because Shaun has been waiting in line behind Ginger and Rocky.

| Title | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | |-------|--------------------------------------| | Director | Will Becher, Richard Phelan | | Producer | Paul Kewley | | Writer | Mark Burton, Jon Brown (story by Burton) | | Studio | Aardman Animations | | Distributor | StudioCanal (UK) / Netflix (international streaming) | | Release Date | 18 October 2019 (UK) | | Runtime | 87 minutes | | Box Office | $43.1 million (vs. budget ~$25 million) |

It has been over half a decade since audiences around the world fell in love with the silent, stop-motion charm of Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015). Despite the critical and commercial success of Aardman Animations' first feature-length adventure for the Mossy Bottom flock, fans have been patiently—and sometimes not so patiently—waiting for news regarding .