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It is also the first sequel created by Aardman to not be related to the Wallace and Gromit franchise.Pathé agreed to finance the film in 1996, putting their finances into script development and model design. DreamWorks officially came on board in 1997. [4] [23] They beat out studios like Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros. and largely won due to the perseverance of DreamWorks co-chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg; as a company they were eager to make their presence felt in the animation market in an attempt to compete with Disney's dominance of the field. [4] Katzenberg explained that he had "been chasing these guys for five or six years, ever since I first saw Creature Comforts." [4] DreamWorks secured their first animated feature with the film, and they handled distribution in all territories except Europe, which Pathé handled. [4] The two studios co-financed the film. [4] DreamWorks also retains rights to worldwide merchandising. [4] Meighoo, Sean (22 January 2017). "The Function of HumAnimAllegory". Humanities. 6 (1): 2. doi: 10.3390/h6010002. a b Strzelczyk, Florentine (16 April 2008). "Fascism and Family Entertainment". Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 25 (3): 196–211. doi: 10.1080/10509200601091433. S2CID 191494968. Also, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, It is the fourth Aardman film that has been only released in the United Kingdom in theaters after The Shaun the Sheep Movie, Early Man, and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. Scherzer, Barbara (26 December 2000). "Las Vegas critics fete 'Erin,' 'Gladiator' ". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 . Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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a b Raynor, Josh (2 January 2023). "10 Animated Movies To Look Out For In 2023". Collider. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023 . Retrieved 13 January 2023.This is the second Aardman film to be released on Netflix worldwide after A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (although Farmageddon was released theatrically in most countries and was not a Netflix original). Principal photography was expected to commence in 2021. Principal photography ended on the 31st March 2023. FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, February 27, 2001". E! Online UK. 27 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014 . Retrieved 9 September 2014. The Longer View: British animation". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015 . Retrieved 9 October 2015. It is the first Aardman film to be a sequel that received a PG rating by the MPAA unlike The Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, which it is rated G by the MPAA.