This perfect timing would leave a lot of potentially re-usable sets ready to ease the film into shooting Chicken Run 2, should it be announced as going full steam ahead into production in the near future.
This news isn’t as surprising as it may seem at the outset, because Aardman has been keen on Chicken Run 2 happening for some time, with today’s news finally putting the film into active development.
Considering the film grossed $224.8 million on a $45 million budget back in 2000, the reasons for a sequel to this potential franchise are pretty sound on paper.
An added bonus is once the project officially moves forward, it makes perfect sense for this movieto be taking off at this time and place, as Aardman is working hard on next year’s Shaun the Sheep movie, Farmageddon.