Shaun the Sheep Movie Beast of Mossy Bottom Switches Genres

British stop-motion studio Aardman is best known for Wallace and Gromit, but the studio also produces Shaun the Sheep. Justin Fletcher voices the ovine protagonist, who first appeared in the 1995 Wallace & Gromit short film titled A Close Shave. Shaun received his own spinoff series a decade later in 2007. The show ran for seven seasons across the BBC and Netflix and might return for season 8. The Shaun the Sheep film series returns to theaters on Sept. 18 in the U.S. and the U.K.

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom takes the franchise in a spooky direction. An exclusive image provided to Polygon by Aardman offers a look at this Halloween-themed adventure.

What’s the plot of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom?

Aardman provides the official synopsis for the film:

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween — until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns Mad Scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.

Fans of spoopy Halloween entertainment can examine the exclusive image to see what Shaun holds in his hands.

The item appears to be a pumpkin seed. Shaun likely tries to regrow the pumpkin patch before Halloween by bending natural laws to accelerate growth.

When does Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom come out?

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom arrives in theaters on Sept. 18.

Source: Polygon