Last time some Shaun-the-Sheepery sprang online, it was in the form of the movie's first full trailer, and it arrived just as Star Wars fans were champing at the bit for the Force Awakens trailer. Today,just hours after some of the names of the characters in **Episode VII **were announced, here come the even-toed ungulates you love to love in the form of our exclusive Shaun The Sheep The Movie poster.
In case you don't already know - or haven't watched the trailer below - in this expanded adventure, Shaun and his pals decide to take the day off. That would be fine, except they don’t bother to tell the farmer where they’re going, causing no end of trouble and leading to the poor, put-upon bloke being carted off to the big city. Shaun and co. must travel to the confusing, chaotic city and help him out.
Shaun and his farmyard friends are usually silent (except for the occasional baa, bark or burp), so as you can tell from the trailer, this will be an exercise in a lot of Aardman’s talent for silent film comedy.
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak are the people responsible for marshalling the herd, working from their own script. We’re promised the usual sheep-powered chaos plus a few new characters, including animal warden Trumper (featured prominently in this trailer), as well as Slip, an orphan dog who helps out our heroes.
Shaun The Sheep The Movie arrives in UK cinemas February 6.