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Wallace & Gromit Creator Nick Park Talks 'Early Man' in 'Behind the Screen' Podcast

'Early Man' recently earned seven Annie Award nominations, including for best animated feature and director for Park.
Courtesy of Aardman Animations; Inset: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for Aardman Animations
'Early Man' (Inset: Nick Park)

Celebrated animator Nick Park, the creator of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, talks about his latest animated feature Early Man; his home at U.K.-based Aardman Animations, whose founders recently transferred it into employee ownership; and what might be next for Wallace & Gromit in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Behind the Screen podcast series.

Park is a respected veteran of the animation community and a four-time Oscar winner for the animated feature Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and animated shorts Creature Comforts, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. His latest film, Early Man, is a prehistoric era-set story that recently earned seven Annie Award nominations, including for best animated feature and director for Park.

Hosted by THR tech editor Carolyn Giardina, Behind the Screen is a new weekly podcast series that turn the spotlight on acclaimed cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, VFX supervisors and other leading artists who will take listeners behind Hollywood’s most-talked-about movies.

Hear it all below on Behind the Screen — and be sure to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode.

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