Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Everything You Need To Know

Almost two decades after their last hit feature film, the beloved claymation icons returned in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Created for Aardman Animations by Nick Park back in 1989, the Wallace & Gromit franchise concerns a bumbling inventor named Wallace and his silent beagle companion Gromit, who typically cause chaos with their unusual inventions. After three popular short films throughout the late ’80s and 1990s, the claymation duo jumped to the big screen and found an even bigger international audience with 2005’s Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Wallace and Gromit’s first jump to the big screen was a smashing success, and The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is generally recognized as one of the best stop-motion movies of all time. However, the titular duo behind the classic shorts and feature films have been largely absent, and barring a new short in 2008, haven’t been seen on the big or small screen for the better part of 20 years. Fortunately, Aardman produced a brand-new adventure featuring the classic clay characters, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is clearly steeped in the rich lore of the decades-old franchise.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Critical Reception

Wallace & Gromit Return To Great Critical Fanfare

Though there was some doubt that Aardman could produce a movie that lived up to The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 2024’s Vengeance Most Fowl exceeded all expectations. Snagging an impressive 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the claymation sequel managed to capture the same cozy familiarity of previous Wallace & Gromit shorts while still telling a compelling story that feels big enough for cinema (via The Guardian). Funny and family-friendly, Vengeance Most Fowl proves that Aardman hasn’t missed a step and that Wallace and Gromit are eternally beloved.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Cast

An All-Star Voice Cast

The newest Aardman Animation feature film continues the studio’s tradition of serving up star-studded casts, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl features a mix of the familiar and the new. Vengeance Most Fowl serves as something of an official passing of the torch for the decades-old franchise as it marks the first full performance of Ben Whitehead as Wallace. The actor assumed the role on a temporary basis starting in 2008, but has now become the sole actor in the part since the passing of original star Peter Sallis in 2017. Reprising his role as Inspector Mackintosh is noted actor Peter Kay.

The cast of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl includes:

Actor	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Role
Ben Whitehead	Wallace
Peter Kay	Inspector Mackintosh
Reece Shearsmith	Norbot
Lauren Patel	PC Mukherjee
Adjoa Andoh	Judge
Diane Morgan	Onya Doorstep
Lenny Henry	Mr. Convenience

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer

Watch The Trailers Below

In lieu of a full trailer, Aardman provided a short teaser that drops not-so-subtle hints about the villain of the upcoming movie. In the teaser for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, a prison scene is shown in which a tray is loaded up with items, including a red rubber glove. The teaser then cuts to a pair of birds’ feet which walk across a prison floor as a heavy door is locked behind. The camera then cuts to reveal notorious criminal Feathers McGraw, who cracks his neck ominously.

A few months after the first, a second teaser for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was revealed in August 2024. The brief teaser highlights a scene where Wallace and Gromit unbox his latest gadget, a smart gnome named Norbot. The vibe is off from the outset as the creepy robot shakes Gromit’s hand a little too vigorously, foreshadowing the gnome’s eventual malfunction.

Continuing to build excitement for the upcoming animated film, Netflix dropped another teaser trailer for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl in October 2024. The trailer opens with a newscast that disparages Wallace as an evil inventor, blaming him for a spree of crimes in the neighborhood. Meanwhile, an action sequence shows Gromit nearly fall off a speeding bus, while Wallace tries to guess who is framing him. Answering that question in the teaser, the trailer closes with the villainous Feathers McGraw playing a creepy tune on a large organ.

In November 2024, a third full-length trailer arrived from Netflix, and it teases further scenes from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. The trailer catches up with Feathers McGraw behind bars as he plots revenge against the inventor and his dog. Meanwhile, Wallace buys Norbot (the smart gnome) who proceeds to wreak havoc and seemingly attempts to replace Gromit. Feathers manages to reprogram Norbot and the helpful gnome turns into an instrument of vile revenge.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Ending & Spoilers

A Classic Villain Finally Gets His Comeuppance

Much like the previous Wallace and Gromit movie, Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Vengeance Most Fowl cranked up the stakes with the return of Feathers McGraw. The classic claymation villain vexed the title duo to the very end, but unsurprisingly, a happy finale concludes the movie. As with most family-friendly films, the ending is only half as important as the rest of the story, but the action-packed conclusion isn’t without its merits either. Perhaps most interestingly, the ending of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl establishes a new dynamic within the household with the inclusion of Norbot.

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Director

Merlin Crossingham
, Nick Park

Writers

Mark Burton
, Nick Park

Cast

Ben Whitehead
, Garth Jennings
, Reece Shearsmith
, Peter Kay
, Maya Sondhi
, Diane Morgan
, Lenny Henry
, Adjoa Andoh
, Muzz Khan
, Lauren Patel

Release Date

October 27, 2024

Character(s)

Wallace
, Zookeeper
, Norbot
, Inspector Mackintosh
, Mrs. Gazebo

Runtime

70 Minutes

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