Pokémon and Aardman Team Up for 2027 Collaboration
The Pokémon Company International and Aardman Animations have announced a special project coming to audiences in 2027. The collaboration will see Aardman bringing its unique style of storytelling to the Pokémon universe in brand-new adventures.
Taito Okiura, VP of Marketing and Media at The Pokémon Company International, commented, “This is a dream partnership for Pokémon. Aardman are masters of their craft, and we have been blown away by their talent and creativity. What we have been working on together ensures our global Pokémon fans are in for a treat!”
Sean Clarke, Managing Director of Aardman, added, “It’s a huge honour to be working with The Pokémon Company International — we feel sincerely privileged to be trusted with bringing their characters and world to life in a brand-new way. Bringing together Pokémon, the world’s biggest entertainment brand, together with our love of craft, character and comedic storytelling feels incredibly exciting.
“Aardman and TPCi share an emphasis on heritage and attention to detail as well as putting our fans and audiences at the heart of what we do, which we know will steer us right as we together create charming, original and new stories for audiences around the world.”
While they are keeping mum about what exactly the project is, Aardman’s next release is Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the new stop-motion animated comedy film coming to Netflix (excluding the UK) on January 3, 2025.
The movie will premiere on 25 December 2024 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK. It has been rated PG by the MPA for some action and rude humor.
Aardman’s four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
In this new installment, Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!
The voice cast includes Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, and Reece Shearsmith. Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham directed the film from a screenplay by Mark Burton. The story was by Park and Burton.
Netflix‘s Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was produced by Richard Beek and executive-produced by Nick Park, Mark Burton, Sarah Cox, Peter Lord, and Carla Shelley. The score is by Lorne Balfe and Julian Nott. Dan Hembery is the editor, Dave Alex Riddett is the director of photography, and Matt Berry is the production designer.
