Chicken Run 2 is coming to Netflix next year — and to celebrate, we’ve got a first peek picture.
The sequel to the Aardman classic was confirmed in 2018 before Aardman established a partnership with Netflix in 2020. It took another two years before we got further information on the film, but the wait was well worth it.
Aardman released the narrative elements and cast members for the long-awaited Chicken Run sequel, officially titled Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, on January 20, 2022.
So, what can we anticipate from Rocky, Ginger, and co.’s return? This page contains all of the information you need to know about Chicken Run 2.
Chicken Run 2 Release Date
Chicken Run 2 will premiere on Netflix in 2023. Chicken Run stunned the film industry upon its premiere in 2000, shattering box office records as the highest-grossing stop-motion animated feature of all time.
The Aardman Animations image inspires the Academy Awards to create a Best Animated Film category.
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Despite the film’s popularity, it took almost two decades for Netflix to announce a sequel. Ginger, Rocky, and the rest of the feathered group will return for another adventure.
The CHICKEN RUN sequel is coming, and it's called… CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET. Hatching only on Netflix in 2023. pic.twitter.com/cSFCYM966Q
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) January 20, 2022
Chicken Run 2 Plot
Along with the Netflix announcement, a synopsis for the second film, which will be based on the first, was provided.
“After a daring escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found her dream – a tranquil island sanctuary for the whole flock away from the horrors of the human world,” the description reads.
Ginger’s happy ending looks to be complete with the arrival of Molly. The whole chicken species now faces a new and terrible adversary on the mainland.
“This time, Ginger and her merry band of thieves are breaking in, even if it means jeopardizing their hard-won liberty.”
Chicken Run 2 Cast
While the sequel will reunite several original cast members, some significant changes have occurred behind the scenes.
Zachary Levi and Thandiwe Newton will reprise their roles as Rocky and Ginger in Chicken Run 2, replacing Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha, respectively. There has been no official explanation for the recasting of the parts; however, Sawalha commented in 2020.
“I have been officially plucked, stuffed, and roasted,” she tweeted, adding that she was recast due to her “too elderly sounding” voice.
In the sequel, ginger and Rocky’s family has added a small daughter named Molly, played by Bella Ramsey.
Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, and Lynn Ferguson will reprise their roles as Babs, Bunty, and Mac in the sequel. In the original film, Benjamin Whitrow, who voiced Fowler, died in 2017, and David Bradley will voice Fowler in the sequel.
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Romesh Ranganathan and Daniel Mays have taken over Timothy Spall and Phil Daniels as Nick and Fetcher’s cunning rodents, respectively.
Additionally, we’ll meet some new characters in the sequel, including Josie Sedgwick-Davies as Frizzle and Nick Mohammed as Dr. Fry. However, we have not received any more information regarding their characteristics.