Gromit Was Nearly a Cat! The Surprising Secrets Behind 50 Years of Aardman
Gromit Was Nearly a Cat! The Surprising Secrets Behind 50 Years of Aardman For many people, the name Aardman instantly brings one image to mind: Wallace and Gromit. Wallace is the enthusiastic inventor with an endless supply of strange ideas, while Gromit is his intelligent, patient and almost permanently unimpressed dog. But here is a detail that sounds almost unbelievable: Gromit was nearly a cat. As Aardman celebrates 50 years, stories from the studio’s remarkable journey are reminding fans that some of the world's most recognizable animated characters were shaped by accidents, practical problems and last-minute creative decisions. Founded in the 1970s by school friends Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Aardman grew from small-scale experiments with plasticine into one of Britain's best-known animation companies. Its history includes Morph, Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run , characters and films that have reached audiences around the world. Gromit Almost...