Aardman has been an animation mainstay for decades. Its trademark stop-motion techniques wowed audiences with a series of Wallace and Gromit films in the ‘90s, captivated kids into the new millennium with Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run, and enraptured generations beyond that with the likes of Morph and Pirates. But, despite its world-class output, the quaint British studio may not seem like the best fit for the Disney-owned, billion-dollar phenomenon that is Star Wars.
Nevertheless, as director Magdalena Osinska tells GamesRadar+, it was Lucasfilm who reached out to Aardman, offering it an opportunity to craft a new story in a galaxy far, far away – as part of the second volume of Star Wars Visions shorts, which are now streaming on Disney Plus.
