The new Wallace & Gromit? It’s like a Robert De Niro thriller.with penguins, says creator Nick Park [Video]

WALLACE & Gromit master-mind Nick Park describes his new film as “Cape Fear with penguins” – and only created it so he could share a fun joke about artificial intelligence.

His much-loved animation movie series about the loveable Plasticine pair makes an eagerly awaited Christmas Day return on BBC One after a 16-year hiatus.

Sixth film Vengeance Most Fowl will include fun nods to 1991 psychological thriller Cape Fear, starring Robert De Niro, as well as the release from captivity of a former Wallace & Gromit penguin baddie now hell-bent on revenge.

But Nick, 66, reveals the inspiration for his festive comeback — featuring eccentric inventor Wallace’s latest creation, AI-generated robotic gnome Norbot — began with a two-word gag.

The whole film beganwith a joke…the AI robot was an excuse to have Wallace saying ‘AI, lad!’ to him

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