He may be for kids, but Shaun the Sheep is a story of grown-up obsession

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How it spread - 5 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Sat, 5 September 2026

   1 report
   • brisbanetimes.com.au19:30first to report
     He may be for kids, but Shaun the Sheep is a story of grown-up obsession

     Getting very small things right is what Aardman is all about, with an animator completing only two seconds of filming a day.

2. Sun, 13 September 2026

   2 reports
   • aol.co.uk11:00
     Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – Aardman’s spooky-season caper sparkles with fun

     There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure

     1 reprint

     • theguardian.com13 Sept, 11:00their copy
   • dailymail.com11:01
     BRIAN VINER reviews Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

     There are plenty of contenders for the title of Britain's greatest-ever fictional hero. Sherlock Holmes, James Bond , Miss Marple, Doctor Who … it's a crowded field.

3. Wed, 23 September 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)18:30
     15 years after being rejected, Aussie animator lands gig at dream studio

     Wallace & Grommit studio Aardman Animations was always the dream for Sammy Lewis. It just took them 15 years to get there.

4. Thu, 1 October 2026

   1 report
   • ABC (Spain)23:00
     'La oveja Shaun: Misión calabaza' y el arte de la animación sin atajos

     Shaun no habla, pero lleva años contando historias sin soltar una sola palabra. En su última entrega, 'La oveja Shaun: Misión calabaza' , el ovino más famoso del estudio de animación británico Aardman vuelve a demostrar que no hacen falta demasiadas palabras para construir una gran historia. Para Steve Cox y Matthew Walker, directores de la película , el silencio no es una limitación, sino uno de sus principales retos creativos. «Nos encanta el desafío de encontrar formas de contar una historia...