Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer Shows Iconic Villain Returns for a “Proper Crime Wave” Alongside the Evil Gnome

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Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer Shows Iconic Villain Returns for a “Proper Crime Wave” Alongside the Evil Gnome

Wallace and Gromit: Most Birds' Revenge It has a brand new trailer. The 2025 Netflix film will be the first feature film in Aardman's stop-motion franchise in two decades, since 2005 The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. In addition to featuring the return of the title characters, who are an eccentric inventor and his loyal pet beagle, respectively, the next Wallace and Gromit: Most Birds' Revenge features the return of notorious criminal Feathers McGraw, a penguin who previously appeared in the 1993 short The wrong pants.

Netflix now revealed a new official trailer for Wallace and Gromit: Most Birds' Revenge. The trailer follows Feathers McGraw's life in prison after being captured for trying to steal the blue diamond. He then catches up with the title characters as Wallace presents his “smart gnome”Norbot, who more or less immediately becomes Gromit's enemy. These two stories collide when McGraw hacks Norbot to become evil, setting off a “proper crime wave.A collection of scenes from various adventures follows, culminating in the reunion of the duo and their former villain. Watch the full trailer below:

Netflix also shared first look images from the filmwith Feathers McGraw revealing his true identity and Gromit and Wallace cowering in terror. See these images, as well as a collection of behind-the-scenes photos, below:

What this means for Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The film's plot is moving into high gear


Norbot marches out of a box as Wallace gestures at him and Gromit looks on in surprise in Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl

The new Wallace and Gromit: Most Birds' Revenge The trailer reveals much more about the film's plot than was revealed in previous promotional teasers. Put explicitly connecting Feathers McGraw's storyline to Norbot's storylinereveals that nostalgia and new ideas will be inextricably linked in the new film.

Vengeance More Bird is... trying to bring back the iconic feel of the original shorts.

While Norbot is very much in line with the franchise's classic trope of causing Wallace's inventions to go wrongthe idea of ​​smart technology is very new, bringing the classic animated franchise into the modern world. However, the promise that Feathers McGraw is tied to the fact that the invention went wrong is a reminder that Vengeance More Bird is very aware of its place in the general history of Wallace and Gromit and trying to bring back the iconic feel of the original shorts.

Our Take on Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer

The future of film could be bright


Feathers McGraw locked in a cell in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Image via BBC

Ultimately, it remains to be seen whether the mix of old and new serves the film well and allows it to become a success. A sign that the film manages to connect with its audience is the fact that from an early stage Wallace and Gromit: Most Birds' Revenge the reviews have been glowing, earning a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. However, Netflix's previous collaboration with Aardman, 2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggetit never reached number one on the streamer's charts, so the new film's prospects are still a little questionable.

Source: Netflix