Shaun the Sheep Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie
Film poster showing Shaun, Bitzer, Timmy, Slip, Shirley, and other sheep are running, and Trumper catches them.
British theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Mark Burton
  • Richard Starzak
Based on
Produced by
  • Paul Kewley
  • Julie Lockhart
Starring
Cinematography
Edited bySim Evan-Jones[3]
Music byIlan Eshkeri
Production
companies
StudioCanal
Aardman Animations[4]
Anton Capital Entertainment
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • 24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance)[1]
  • 6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) (United Kingdom)[2]
  • 4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes[5]
Countries
LanguageEnglish (no dialogue)
Budget$25 million[6]
Box office$106.2 million[7]

Shaun the Sheep Movie (marketed as Shaun the Sheep: The Movie) is a 2015 animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton (in their directorial debuts). It is based on the British television series Shaun the Sheep, in turn a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave (1995). Starring the voices of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Omid Djalili, the film follows Shaun and his flock navigating the big city to save their amnesiac farmer, while an overzealous animal control worker pursues the group. It was produced by Aardman Animations, and financed by StudioCanal in association with Anton Capital Entertainment.[6][8][9]

The film premiered on 24 January 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the UK on 6 February 2015 and 5 August 2015 in the US. It made $106.2 million at the box office, and became the 9th highest-grossing animated film of 2015. Shaun the Sheep Movie was widely praised by critics, and received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and also garnered five nominations at the Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature. A stand-alone sequel entitled A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon was released on 18 October 2019.

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  4. ^ Lodge, Guy (24 January 2015). "Film Review: 'Shaun the Sheep Movie'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Shaun the Sheep Movie". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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  8. ^ Jaafar, Ali (9 February 2015). "StudioCanal In Talks To Re-Up Slate Financing With Anton Capital – Berlin". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Shaun the Sheep set for big-screen adventure in 2015". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2013.