Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlhas a brand-new trailer. The 2025 Netflix movie will be the first feature-length project in the Aardman stop-motion franchise in two decades, since 2005’sThe Curse of the Were-Rabbit. In addition to featuring the return of the title characters, who are a kooky inventor and his loyal pet beagle respectively, theupcomingWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlfeatures the return of notorious criminal Feathers McGraw, a penguin who previously appeared in the 1993 shortThe Wrong Trousers.
Netflixhas now unveileda new official trailer forWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. The trailer follows Feathers McGraw’s life in prison after being captured for attempting to steal the blue diamond. It then catches up with the title characters as Wallace introduces his “smart gnome” Norbot, who more or less immediately becomes Gromit’s nemesis. These two storylines collide when McGraw hacks Norbot to turn evil, kicking off a “proper crime wave.” A collection of shots of various adventures follow, culminating in the duo and their old villain reuniting. See the full trailer below:
Netflix has also shared first-look images from the movie, featuring Feathers McGraw revealing his true identity and Gromit and Wallace cowering in terror. See those images, as well as a collection of behind-the-scenes shots, below:
What This Means For Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Movie’s Plot Is Kicking Into High Gear
The newWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowltrailerreveals a lot more about the plot of the movie than has been revealed in previous promotional teasers. Byexplicitly connecting the Feathers McGraw storyline to the Norbot storyline, it reveals that way that nostalgia and fresh ideas will be inextricably linked in the new movie.
Vengeance Most Fowlis… attempting to bring back the iconic feel of the original shorts.
WhileNorbot is very much in line with the franchise’s classic trope of having Wallace’s inventions go hilariously wrong, the idea of smart technology is very new, bringing the classic animated franchise very much into the modern world. However, the promise that Feathers McGraw is tied with the invention going wrong is a reminder thatVengeance Most Fowlis very aware of its place in the overall history ofWallace & Gromitand attempting to bring back the iconic feel of the original shorts.
Our Take On The Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer
The Movie’s Future Could Be Bright
Ultimately, it remains to be seen if the blend of old and new services the movie and allows it to become a success. One sign of the movie being able to connect with its audience is the fact that earlyWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlreviewshave been glowing,earning it a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes scoreat the time of writing. However, Netflix’s previous Aardman collaboration, 2023’sChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, never hit No. 1 on the streamer’s chart, so the new movie’s prospects are still slightly questionable.
