![After escaping a prison-like egg farm in the original “Chicken Run,” Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) must break into a high-security facility to save their daughter Molly (Bella Ramsey) in “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.” Photo Credit: Netflix](/images/resized/images/news/2023/455_dec22/4_100_100.jpg)
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This animated motion picture will premiere on Netflix Friday, Dec. 15.
In the year 2000, British animation studio Aardman premiered their first feature-length movie. That feature was Chicken Run and it was a massive hit with critics and at the box office. It likely would have snagged an Oscar for Best Animated Film, but remarkably this award category didn’t yet exist at the time. After a very, very long wait, a somewhat unexpected sequel has arrived.
The 23-year break between films suggests that Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget may not really need to exist. Despite this potential issue, the final product is chock-full of...