A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

***A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon*** is a 2019 British stop-motion animated science fiction comedy film produced by Aardman Animations. The film is directed by Richard Phelan and Will Becher (in their feature directorial debuts) and written by Mark Burton and Jon Brown, based on an idea by Richard Starzak. It is a stand-alone sequel to *Shaun the Sheep Movie* (2015) and is based on the claymation television series *Shaun the Sheep*, a spinoff from the *Wallace and Gromit* short film A Close Shave. The film stars Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, and Rich Webber reprising their voice roles from the series and the previous film, whilst new cast members include Amalia Vitale, David Holt and Chris Morrell. In the film, Shaun and the flock encounter a cute alien with extraordinary powers, who crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm. They have to find a way to return her home in order to prevent her falling into the hands of the Ministry for Alien Detection.

Plans for a sequel began in 2015, following the release of the first film. The film officially began production following the end of production on *Early Man* (2018). Richard Starzak was announced to return as director, however, in November 2018, the film was later announced to be directed by Becher and Phelan.

*A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon* was released in theaters on October 18, 2019 in the United Kingdom, and on Netflix in the United States on February 14, 2020. The film made $43.1 million and received positive reviews from critics for its animation, humor, and story. It was nominated at the British Academy Film Awards for Best Animated Film.

## Storyline

### Plot

When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

### Genres

* Animation
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Family
* Fantasy
* Sci-Fi

### Motion Picture Rating

* **Atp** (Argentina)
* **G** (Australia)
* **0** (Austria)
* **KT/EA** (Belgium)
* **Livre** (Brazil)
* **U** (Czech Republic)
* **A** (Denmark)
* **S** (Finland)
* **Tous publics** (France)
* **0** (Germany)
* **K** (Greece)
* **I** (Hong Kong)
* **6** (Hungary)
* **U** (India)
* **SU** (Indonesia)
* **G** (Ireland)
* **T** (Italy)
* **G** (Japan)
* **U** (Malta)
* **G** (New Zealand)
* **7** (Norway)
* **G** (Philippines)
* **M/6** (Portugal)
* **6+** (Russia)
* **PG** (Singapore)
* **All** (South Korea)
* **A** (Spain)
* **Btl** (Sweden)
* **0** (Switzerland)
* **GP** (Taiwan)
* **U** (UK)
* **G** (USA)
* **P** (Vietnam)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Directors

* Will Bechan
* Richard Phelan

### Writing Credits

* Mark Burton (written by) and
* Jon Brown (written by)
* Richard Starzak (original idea)
* Nick Park (characters)

### Cast

* Justin Fletcher - Shaun / Timmy (voice)
* John Sparkes - The Farmer / Bitzer (voice)
* Amalia Vitale - Lu-La / Me-Ma / Additional Voices (voice)
* Kate Harbour - Agent Red / Timmy's Mum (voice)
* David Holt - Mugg-1NS / Additional Voices (voice)
* Richard Webber - Sheril / Ub-Oo (voice)
* Simon Greenall - The Twins (voice)
* Joe Sugg - Pizza Delivery Boy (voice)
* Emma Tate - Hazel / Additional Voices (voice)
* Andy Nyman - Nuts (voice)
* Chris Morrell - Farmer John / Additional Voices (voice)
* Ron Halpern - Pizza Boy (voice) (as Ronald Halpern)
* Joseph Balderrama - Additional Voices (voice)
* Will Becher - Additional Voices (voice)
* Tim Hands - Additional Voices (voice)
* Naomi McDonald - Additional Voices (voice)
* Richard Phelan - Additional Voices (voice)
* Adam Rhys Dee - Additional Voices (voice)
* Antony Bayman - Additional Voices (voice) (as Anthony Bayman)
* Tom Collingwood - Additional Voices (voice)
* Adrian Rhodes - Additional Voices (voice)

### Producers

* Richard Beek (co-producer)
* Mark Burton (executive producer)
* Sean Clarke (co-executive producer)
* Alicia Gold (executive producer)
* Ron Halpern (executive producer)
* Paul Kewley (producer)
* Kerry Lock (executive producer)
* Peter Lord (executive producer)
* Didier Lupfer (executive producer)
* Nick Park (executive producer)
* Carla Shelley (executive producer)
* David Sproxton (executive producer)
* Richard Starzak (executive producer)

## Details

### Countries

* UK
* France
* Belgium
* USA
* China

### Release Dates

* September 26, 2019 (Albania)
* September 26, 2019 (Austria)
* September 26, 2019 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* September 26, 2019 (Switzerland) (German speaking region)
* September 26, 2019 (Germany)
* September 26, 2019 (Italy)
* September 27, 2019 (Estonia)
* September 27, 2019 (Indonesia)
* September 27, 2019 (Latvia)
* September 27, 2019 (Taiwan)
* September 27, 2019 (Vietnam)
* September 28, 2019 (Switzerland) (Zurich Film Festival)
* October 3, 2019 (Czech Republic)
* October 3, 2019 (Kuwait)
* October 3, 2019 (Lebanon)
* October 3, 2019 (Saudi Arabia)
* October 4, 2019 (Sweden)
* October 9, 2019 (Netherlands)
* October 10, 2019 (Greece)
* October 10, 2019 (Israel)
* October 11, 2019 (Finland)
* October 15, 2019 (Slovakia)
* October 16, 2019 (Belgium)
* October 16, 2019 (Switzerland) (French speaking region)
* October 16, 2019 (France)
* October 18, 2019 (UK)
* October 18, 2019 (Ireland)
* October 24, 2019 (Denmark)
* October 24, 2019 (Serbia)
* October 25, 2019 (Bulgaria)
* October 31, 2019 (Spain)
* November 8, 2019 (Poland)
* November 15, 2019 (Iceland)
* November 15, 2019 (Lithuania)
* November 22, 2019 (Norway)
* December 3, 2019 (South Korea)
* December 4, 2019 (Philippines)
* December 8, 2019 (Macao) (International Film Festival and Awards Macao)
* December 12, 2019 (Malaysia)
* December 12, 2019 (Portugal)
* December 12, 2019 (Singapore)
* December 13, 2019 (Japan)
* December 19, 2019 (Hungary)
* December 26, 2019 (Hong Kong)
* December 26, 2019 (Russia)
* December 28, 2019 (China)
* January 9, 2020 (Australia)
* January 9, 2020 (New Zealand)
* January 17, 2020 (Turkey)
* January 23, 2020 (Ukraine)
* January 24, 2020 (India)
* February 14, 2020 (Brazil) (internet)
* February 14, 2020 (Canada) (internet)
* February 14, 2020 (Mexico) (internet)
* February 14, 2020 (USA) (internet)
* February 14, 2020 (Vietnam)
* February 17, 2020 (Argentina) (internet)
* June 20, 2020 (South Korea) (Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - December 11, 2018
* Trailer 2 - April 1, 2019
* Trailer 3 - July 3, 2019

### Home Media Release Dates

* February 10, 2020 (UK) (DVD)
* February 10, 2020 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* February 10, 2020 (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

### Also Known As

* Shaun the Sheep Movie 2 (working title)

## Production

On September 14, 2015, Studio Canal announced it was working with Aardman on a sequel to *Shaun the Sheep Movie*. On October 25, 2016, under the working title, *Shaun the Sheep Movie 2*, Aardman confirmed that a sequel would go into pre-production in January 2017 with Richard Starzak, co-director of the first film, returning.

In November 2018, it was announced that Aardman employees Richard Phelan and Will Becher would be co-directing the film, with Starzak still attached as director, due to Peter Lord and David Sproxton giving majority ownership of the company to employees to keep it independent.

## Release

*A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon* was first released in Germany on September 26, 2019 while in the United Kingdom, it was released on October 18, 2019. Originally intended to be theatrically released in the United States on December 13, 2019 by Lionsgate Films, the film was sold to Netflix who released it digitally on February 14, 2020.

## Reception

### Box office

*A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon* grossed $43,100,248 worldwide. It currently ranks as the 16th highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time.

### Critical response

The film has a 6.9 rating on IMDb and a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Studio Canal
* Creative Europe MEDIA
* Bona Film Group
* Anton Creative Entertainment
* Amazon Studios
* Aardman Animations

### Distributors

* China Film Group Corporation (2019) (China) (theatrical)
* Continental Film (2019) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
* First Run (2019) (South Korea) (theatrical)
* Group Entertainment Organization Asia (2019) (Philippines) (theatrical)
* Koch Media (2019) (Italy) (theatrical)
* Picture Works (2020) (India) (theatrical)
* Star Channel Movies (2019) (Japan) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2020) (Australia) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2020) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2019) (UK) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2019) (Ireland) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2019) (France) (theatrical)
* Studio Canal (2019) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (2019) (Japan) (theatrical)
* WW Entertainment (2019) (Belgium) (theatrical)
* WW Entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Netflix (2020) (Argentina) (all media)
* Netflix (2020) (Canada) (all media)
* Netflix (2020) (USA) (all media)
* Studio Canal (2020) (UK) (DVD)
* Studio Canal (2020) (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* Studio Canal (2020) (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

## Technical Specs

### Aspect Ratio

* 2.35:1
* 16:9 (Small Widescreen prints)

## Trivia

* This is the first feature-length sequel to be produced by Aardman Animations.
* This is the second film from Aardman Animations to be produced in 2.35:1, after *The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!* (2012).
* This is the last Aardman Animations film of the 2010s.

## Connections

### References

* *Modern Times* (1936) - Timmy falls into a machine and passes through the gears.
* *Gog* (1954)
* *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957)
* *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963)
* *2001: A Space Odyssey* (1968)
* *Jaws* (1975)
* *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977)
* *Alien* (1979)
* *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982)
* *Short Circuit* (1986)
* *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (1986)
* *RoboCop* (1987) - Agent Red's robot body is based on the design of ED-209 from *RoboCop*.
* *Contact* (1997) - The outer space tracking shot.
* *Armageddon* (1998) - Title reference.
* *Chicken Run* (2000)
* *Arrival* (2016)