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Once again June Toy has helped me find more WnG news, this time it’s an article from action-figure.com

McFarlane will be producing figures from the movie, both 6″ figures and 3-inch figure sets. Now McFarlane have released line-ups for both of these assortments.

According to the article the 6 inch figures are: Wallace 1, Wallace 2, Gromit 1, Gromit 2, Victor, Lady Tottington, PC Mackintosh, and Hutch. The 3-inch sets are: Were-Rabbit Set (Wallace, Gromit, PC Mackintosh, Were-Rabbit) and Victor Set (Wallace, Victor, Lady Tottington, Gromit, Hutch).

I followed this up by checking out spawn.com and it seems they already have pages set up for all these, even though there are no photos. And they will also be making Bean Dolls.

Wallace and Gromit Action Figures

Wallace and Gromit 3-Inch PVC Figures

Wallace and Gromit Bean Dolls

I just came back from a short vacation, and was excited to discover that on the 28th Frontier Developments Ltd. announced plans for the development and release of a new Wallace and Gromit Game! To tie in with the movie!

Frontier Developments Ltd. (‘Frontier’), the leading independent games developer, announced today that it has been collaborating closely with Aardman Animations Ltd. (‘Aardman’) on the development of a major new console game, “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”, starring the much-loved, Oscar®-winning, claymation duo Wallace & Gromit.

The multi-format game’s development has been kept under wraps for the past year and is due for release day and date, later this year, with Aardman’s hotly-anticipated forthcoming feature-length film “Curse of the Were-Rabbit”. In a unique move for both companies, the ‘Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ game has been jointly produced by Aardman and Frontier – licensing to a publisher is currently underway. –gamesindustry.biz

Check out the full article here: Frontier unveils a ‘cracking’ new Wallace and Gromit game.

You can also go to the Frontier Developments Ltd. Website and check out their page devoted to the game

According to an article on spawn.com:

Aardman has selected McFarlane Toys as the master toy partner for the upcoming family feature film “Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” coming to theatres in October 2005.

McFarlane Toys will launch a limited line of toys in fall 2005, with the full product line hitting retail shelves in 2006. Under the direction of Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Toys will capture the richness and spirit of “Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” characters through its magic of sculpting and attention to detail with a new line of action figures, 3-inch figure playsets and plush bean dolls.

“As a fan of Wallace and Gromit for years now, I’m happy to see these great characters get introduced to mainstream America,” said McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane. “Nick Park’s creations will make fantastic toys and this will be a very fun time for us to be involved with Wallace and Gromit.”

“The choice of McFarlane as partner was an obvious one as they have synergistic values of innovation, imagination and attention to detail – all factors that play a key role in the success of Wallace & Gromit,” said Sean Clarke, Head of Marketing & Licensing at Aardman. “I am certain this will be reflected in a range of toys and gifts that truly interpret the spirit of ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’.”

Brilliant! I love McFarlane Toys! I think this is a great match.

Today I spent a bit of time getting screenshots from the “Making of” trailer and the trailer that I mentioned on the previous post. The shots are a bit small, but they look great, and get me really excited about the new movie. The pictures are located here:

Making of Trailer Pictures
Trailer One Pictures

Enjoy!

I got an email the other day from June Toy, informing me that there was an exclusive trailer up on thesun.co.uk for the new Wallace and Gromit movie!

The only way to find out what happens next is to get a sneak peek at the eagerly anticipated Wallace And Gromit movie by watching our WORLD EXCLUSIVE trailer.

The trailer is located here: World exclusive look at Wallace

You can view it in low and high quality RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Thanks June!

Today I discovered some additions to WandG.com.

There is now an option to “Join the Gromit Fan Club” which I did!.

As well as an option to Shop! Great! The first Wallace and Gromit movie merchandise! http://shop.wandg.com

I have recently started livejournal community for Wallace and Gromit news: wallacegromit. My posts will be the same as the ones here, but other members are encouraged to post to the blog as well as the movie news continues to roll in! Happy blogging folks.

This morning it was brought to my attention (Thanks G.W.!) that the Wallace and Gromit movie site has been launched! You can check it out at WandG.com. The site requires Flash 7. It currently has links to the Trailers as well as a plot summary. “Downloads” and “Activities” are coming soon.

In other news, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show starts today, so keep a close watch on westminsterkennelclub.org for the latest online video additions of Gromit’s role in the show!

This week in an article at AnimationInsider.net pictures of Gromit for the Westminster Kennel Club’s upcoming Dog show were shown:

Adorable 🙂

But better yet, this article also offered links to a downloadable trailer/teaser/short-making-of the new Wallace and Gromit film! I’m thrilled! Only 8 months away!

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According to this article on westminsterkennelclub.org, Dreamworks is teaming up with The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show to bring the dog show to the internet for dog fans worldwide. The online highlights will be hosted by Gromit!

For the first time ever, fans of “America’s Dog Show” will be able to see highlights of the breed competition held each day in the 165 breeds and varieties. Those highlights will be shot and posted in streaming video on the Westminster web site (www.westminsterkennelclub.org) within two hours of the actual competition for any particular breed or variety.

The streaming video is being sponsored by DreamWorks Animation, marking the first time ever in Westminster’s illustrious history that the club has accepted a sponsorship partner outside of a dog food company. The streaming video project will be hosted by Gromit, the canine half of the beloved clay-animated duo Wallace & Gromit. DreamWorks will be presenting Aardman’s new Wallace & Gromit feature length film, which opens on October 7, 2005.

Nick Park added:

“Although he is not a purebred, I am certain that Gromit will have no problem going nose to nose with the other dogs at the competition. He’s a scrappy little pup, and will remind everyone that any dog can truly be a best friend.”

Now I just wonder how a dog that can talk can be a host. We’ll see!

Source: Westminster Teams With DreamWorks Animation SKG to Make History -westminsterkennelclub.org