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‘Wallace & Gromit’ Creator Pays Tribute To Peter Sallis & Says It’s “Certainly Not The End” For Stop-Motion Favorites: “Plenty Of Bounce Still In Their Bungee”


'Wallace & Gromit' creator Nick Park has talked Vengeance Most Fowl, future projects and the late Peter Sallis.

The creator of Aardman ‘s Wallace & Gromit has said this is “certainly not the end” for everyone’s favorite stop-motion duo, as he pays tribute to the late Peter Sallis on the eve of their latest outing. In a nod to the dangers of AI, the feature will see Wallace and Gromit’s friendship put to the test by the former’s invention of a smart gnome called Norbot, who takes on a life of his own, wreaking havoc in the process. “It has been quite emotional since we lost Peter, he was such an original, unique voice,” he added, crediting Sallis’ replacement Ben Whitehead for possessing a “fantastic Wallace impersonation.”

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