Wallace has a new invention!
The BBC have released the first trailer for the much-anticipated new Wallace and Gromit film.
The country’s favourite animated comedy duo are returning to our screens this Christmas, and we’ll be introduced to a brand new character.
The short clip reveals Norbot for the very first time – a robotic smart gnome invented by Wallace and voiced by The League Of Gentleman‘s Reece Shearsmith.
Titled Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the film will premiere on the BBC in the UK and globally on Netflix this winter.
As previously announced, the voice cast will also feature Peter Kay, Lauren Patel (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Lloyd of the Flies), Diane Morgan (Afterlife, Motherland), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton, Invictus), Lenny Henry (Three Little Birds, The Lord of the Rings) and Muzz Khan (Brassic, Galavant).
The Christmas special will also see the return of iconic villain Feathers McGraw.
Shearsmith told Radio Times: “As a huge fan of Wallace & Gromit, it’s been such a joy to work alongside Nick and Merlin and the team at Aardman to bring Norbot to life in such an exciting story. I think fans of all ages are in for a treat, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it!”
The film’s directors, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, added: “We are delighted to introduce Norbot, a ‘Nifty Odd-jobbing Robot’ gnome, designed to help Gromit with his gardening chores.
“Norbot is Wallace’s most proud achievement to date and, according to Wallace, his ‘best invention ever!’ Garden gnomes have long been a part of Wallace and Gromit’s world, but this is no cute patio ornament. Norbot is the ultimate gnome – a ‘smart-gnome’.
“We’re so excited to see Wallace unleashing his latest invention Norbot into the world. However, his long-suffering pooch Gromit, may be a little less sure…”
