What is Wallace and Gromit?
{{Infobox media franchise | color = #FF8000 | title = Wallace & Gromit | creator = [[Nick Park]] | owner = [[Aardman Animations]] | years = 1989–2024 | shorts = {{Plainlist| *[[A Grand Day Out]] (1989) *[[The Wrong Trousers]] (1993) *[[A Close Shave]] (1995) *[[A Matter of Loaf and Death]] (2008)}} | films = | otherlabel1 = Films | otherdata1 = {{plainlist| *[[The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]] (2005) *[[Vengeance Most Fowl]] (2024)}} | origin = [[A Grand Day Out]] (1989) }} '''Wallace and Gromit''' are the main [[Fictional character|characters]] in a series of [[animation]]s by [[Aardman Animations]]. Wallace is an absent-minded [[inventor]] and Gromit is his faithful [[dog]]. They have starred in several short films for [[BBC]] television in the [[UK]], and one full length [[movie|feature film]]. ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' is the longest [[claymation]] film ever made. It was created in 5 years. It stars [[Peter Sallis]] as Wallace. Unfortunately, Peter Sallis died in 2017. He is now replaced by [[Ben Whitehead]]. In 2022, they announced a new film along with a sequel to [[Chicken Run]]. Not much is known about this new film, but it will be in cinemas in 2024. The old props from their films like a [[A Grand Day Out|Grand Day Out]] and [[The Wrong Trousers]] were burned in a unexpected fire in 2005. Along with old story boards. This duo today is one of the most recognizable in [[claymation]] history. They are said to have saved [[Wensleydale cheese]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Charles|date=2020-09-27|title=How Wallace and Gromit shaped the future of a classic Yorkshire cheese|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/how-surprise-christmas-present-wallace-18921266|access-date=2023-05-20|website=YorkshireLive|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Animated characters]] [[Category:British animated movies]] [[Category:Clay animation movies]] [[Category:Movie characters]]