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New ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Netflix Film Reveals Christmas Premiere, Title and Teaser Showing Return of Villain Feathers McGraw


Details of the new 'Wallace & Gromit' film have been revealed, including a Christmas debut, its title and the return of Feathers McGraw.

The dastardly penguin supervillain is following in the stop-motion footsteps of fellow animation antagonist Mrs. Tweedy and making a grand return to screens, this time in the latest “ Wallace and Gromit ” feature. New cast members include Lauren Patel (“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” “Lloyd of the Flies”) and Reece Shearsmith (“League of Gentleman,” “Inside No.9”), with cameos from Diane Morgan (“Afterlife,” “Motherland”), Adjoa Andoh (“Bridgerton,” “Invictus”) and Lenny Henry (“Three Little Birds,” “The Lord of the Rings”). “ I’d had the idea of a film about garden gnomes turning bad for more than a decade, but I could never work out what made them bad,” said Nick Park, the director and creator of “Wallace and Gromit.” “It occurred to me that the single most asked question I get when I meet fans is, will the penguin Feathers McGraw, Wallace and Gromit’s original antagonist from ‘The Wrong Trousers’ 30 years ago, ever return?

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