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How ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Pays Homage to ‘The Lord of the Rings’
How "Wallace and Gromit: Vengenace Most Fowl" pays homage to "The Lord of the Rings."
Zany inventor Wallace and his pet dog Gromit are back, but it’s the return of the penguin criminal, Feathers McGraw, who has vengeance in mind. The first time Gromit discovers Norbot’s lair is the nod to a scene from “The Lord of the Rings.” “The idea was based on the building of the Uruk-hai army, so we’re getting that feeling of sparks and industrial works,” says production designer Matt Perry says. Perhaps in the future, Oscar voters will be more open to considering production designers like Perry in their nominations given they put as much ideation into their work as their fellow live-action counterparts, and collaborate with all their department heads to aid their storytelling process.
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