Almost two years since it was first announced, Chicken Run 2 has confirmed its full title and cast. Clucking finally!
Set to hatch exclusively on Netflix next year, Chicken Run 2 will see the return of Ginger, Rocky, Babs, Bunty and Mac as they embark on yet another eggciting adventure.
Neither Julia Sawalha nor Mel Gibson will be back to voice their original characters Ginger or Rocky – instead, Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi will take their places.
Titled Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget – yes, really – the follow-up to the beloved Aardman animation will catch up with Ginger, Rocky and their new chick Molly when their "peaceful" island life is interrupted by a "new and terrible threat".
And we're not talking about pies this time.
Bella Ramsey will voice the coop's newest addition Molly, while Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton and Lynn Ferguson will return to voice Babs, Bunty and Mac, respectively.
Josie Sedgwick-Davies, David Bradley, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays and Nick Mohammed have also come home to roost for the sequel, Aardman has confirmed.
The full synopsis for Dawn of the Nugget reads: "Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy's Farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world.
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"When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger's happy ending seems complete.
"But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they're breaking in!"
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget will premiere on Netflix in 2023.