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AI not a threat to films, say Shaun the Sheep creators
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is now out in UK cinemas
Shaun the Sheep creators say AI will not replace the craft of storytelling as the franchise's latest film arrives in UK cinemas.
Directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has a Halloween flavour as Shaun has to turn into a mad scientist to save the day.
Speaking ahead of its launch, producer Richard Beek said despite the rise of AI and CGI within the film industry, stop-motion movies are still being made and winning BAFTAs.
"Maybe somewhere down the line there's a tool we use which uses AI but I don't think it would ever replace the storytelling and creation of those stories," he said.
Despite the film having no dialogue, it has a star-studded voice cast, including Dani Dyer, Justin Fletcher, Nina Sosanya, Paul Whitehouse and Roman Kemp.
It will also feature a brand-new remix of Shaun the Sheep's iconic theme tune, Life's A Treat, by British hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks.
Aardman celebrated its 50th birthday this year, after it was founded by school friends Sir Peter Lord and Sir David Sproxton in 1976.
The Bristol company went on to create Morph, Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run, and become the world's most successful stop-motion film.
Shaun first appeared in the Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave in 1995 and has become one of the studio's biggest stars.