Overview
- The first trailer showcases a Halloween caper in which a trashed pumpkin patch sets off Shaun’s mad-science fix, a missing Farmer, and a mysterious creature in the Mossingham woods.
- The film opens in theaters on September 18, 2026, with U.S. distribution by GKIDS and a coordinated day-and-date release in the U.K. through Sky Cinema and StudioCanal.
- Longtime Aardman collaborators Steve Cox and Matthew Walker co-direct, working from a screenplay by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow, with Richard Beek producing and Nick Park, Peter Lord, Carla Shelley, and Sarah Cox as executive producers.
- Returning voices include Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour, joined by Richard Webber, Emma Tate, Simon Greenall, Andy Nyman, Anna Leong Brophy, and Marcus Brigstocke.
- The trailer leans into playful horror nods, with references to classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, Jurassic Park, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Psycho, as the third feature follows two Oscar-nominated predecessors.