Animated comedy coming this autumn

Sky has released the first  trailer for Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, which will hit cinemas on September 18.
 
The film comes 30 years since Shaun’s first appearance in Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave.
 
It is written by Mark Burton and  Giles Pilbrow, who have both worked on previous Aardman Animation projects  and directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker. 

And joining the cast is Dani Dyer in her first animation voice role.

The plot has the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the flock’s treasured pumpkin patch. When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control, with the Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham:

Published: 18 Mar 2026