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" Shaun the Sheep will star in a solo movie in 2015. Aardman Animations will team up with StudioCanal on the Wallace &amp;amp;amp; Gromit spinoff.  Richard Starzak and Madagascar writer Mark Burton will pen and direct the movie. &amp;quot;Shaun and his friends have a massive global following,&amp;quot; said David Sproxton, executive chairman and co-founder of Aardman. &amp;quot;We are very excited about being able to put them into a bigger adventure for the big screen.&amp;quot; Shaun the Sheep originally appeared in 1995&amp;#039;s Wallace &amp;amp;amp; Gromit in a Close Shave. Aardman&amp;#039;s previous claymation features include Chicken Run, Wallace &amp;amp;amp; Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists. Watch a trailer for The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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