‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ To World Premiere At AFI Fest

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the sixth installment in the Wallace & Gromit stop-motion franchise from Aardman Animations, is set to world premiere on the closing day of AFI Fest, screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre, as part of the festival’s Red Carpet Premieres section, on October 27.

The premiere comes ahead of the film’s global Netflix debut, outside of the UK, which will take place this winter.

In this next installment of Wallace & Gromit, from returning directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, beagle Gromit’s concern that his owner 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.

In a statement on the animated adventure’s AFI selection, directors Park and Crossingham said, “We are delighted that our film will have its world premiere at AFI FEST in LA’s iconic Chinese Theatre. Years in the making, WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL is an epic adventure that brings together everything people love most about Aardman, from stop motion craft, to character and story, and we can’t wait for audiences to see what antics our favourite duo have been up to!”

Added Hannah Minghella, Netflix’s Head of Feature Animation and Family Film, “I’m thrilled that WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL will have its world premiere at the esteemed AFI FEST, where we previously premiered GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO in the U.S. We know audiences and fans will be excited to see what directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham have in store for the next grand adventure of Aardman’s beloved and award-winning duo.” 

As previously announced, this year’s edition of AFI Fest will open with the world premiere of the documentary Music by John Williams, seeing Robert Zemeckis’ Here premiere as its Centerpiece Screening. The full lineup for the festival, taking place October 23-27, will be unveiled on October 1.