Two of the most important names in animation are teaming up, with the information that Aardman is partnering with Pokémon on a brand new undertaking.
The stop-motion animation studio introduced the information with a submit on their official Twitter account. Though they haven’t revealed any particulars about what their Pokémon undertaking is, the transient teaser they posted is finished within the basic stop-motion Aardman model.
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“This can be a dream partnership for Pokémon,” Taito Okiura of the Pokémon Firm mentioned, in a press release. “Aardman are masters of their craft, and we now have been blown away by their expertise and creativity. What we now have been engaged on collectively ensures our world Pokémon followers are in for a deal with!”
Aardman’s Sean Clarke added…
“It’s an enormous honour to be working with The Pokémon Firm Worldwide — we really feel sincerely privileged to be trusted with bringing their characters and world to life in a brand-new means … Bringing collectively Pokémon, the world’s greatest leisure model, along with our love of craft, character and comedic storytelling feels extremely thrilling. Aardman and TPCi share an emphasis on heritage and a focus to element in addition to placing our followers and audiences on the coronary heart of what we do, which we all know will steer us proper as we collectively create charming, authentic and new tales for audiences world wide.
Aardman hasn’t tailored different creators’ work fairly often; their identified for authentic materials like Wallace & Gromit and Hen Run — which makes the thought of their tackling Pokémon particularly intriguing. Is Pikachu gonna have these huge spherical Aardman eyes??
Aardman’s newest movie, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, premieres on Netflix on January 3, 2025.
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