Sam Fell
- Director, executive producer and actor
Press clippings
Chicken Run sequel director Sam Fell on casting controversy and trilogy hopes
Speaking to Sky News, director Sam Fell admits: "You send it out into the world and it's like a kid really, you hope everyone is going to treat it nicely."
Bethany Minelle and Katie Spencer, Sky News, 10th February 2024Chicken Run sequel director explains hidden Wallace & Gromit reference
If you look closely during the film's final shot you might spot a familiar face.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 15th December 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
Warmed-over sequel is not the best cut.
Jonathan Romney, The Financial Times, 14th December 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub, 15th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
The sequel to the 2000 hit verges on formulaic, feeling a little like it's been produced by AI. But it's largely redeemed by decent jokes and a lively, likable cast.
Peter Bradshaw, The Observer, 14th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
Come for the production design, stay for the production design.
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 14th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
In a delightful, decades-later return to the English toon studio's stop-motion roots, a group of cage-free chickens concoct an ambitious scheme to infiltrate an industrial farm.
Peter Debruge, Variety, 14th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
This bird barely flies.
Luke Hearfield, Awards Watch, 14th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
Refreshing Aardman sequel comes with a playful Mission: Impossible vibe.
Damon Wise, Deadline, 14th October 2023Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review
Aardman's long-awaited sequel to its most successful feature ever is set to become a family favourite.
Nikki Baughan, Screen Daily, 14th October 2023