New Pingu series finally coming after 18 years

The makers of Wallace and Gromit will produce the remake

The remake comes as part of a team up between toy company Mattel and award-winning animation studio Aardman, of course known for Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and a collection of other classics.

The studio will produce the new Pingu series in stop-motion, bringing the Emperor Penguin and his family back to the silver screen after an 18 year absence.

Pingu was originally made for Swiss TV, created by Otmar Gutmann in the 1980s and was later aired in the UK on BBC One in 1990.

The show was unique for its incomprehensible language spoken between characters with the penguin known for his iconic catchphrase "Noot! Noot!"

Josh Silverman, chief franchise officer of Mattel, told The Hollywood Reporter at MIPCOM Cannes on Monday: “You couldn’t ask for a more perfect marriage [than between Mattel and Aardman]. I was just with their team.

"We are overjoyed about the project. It’s going to be really, really special. Pingu just continues to, organically, have a tremendous amount of affection and attention. And a tremendous amount of relevance.”

The toy company acquired Pingu through its purchase of HIT Entertainment in 2011.