Shaun the Sheep Movie but Shaun is captured by Trumper, an overzealous animal-control worker. Shaun is reunited with Bitzer in the animal lock-up, and with the help of a homeless dog named Slip they manage to escape while imprisoning Trumper. They find the farmer, but he does not recognise Shaun, who is heartbroken. Feeling unwanted, Shaun, Bitzer, and the flock make a makeshift home in an alley. Their spirits are revived when they stumble upon evidence of the farmer's memory loss. They devise a plan which involves putting the farmer to sleep again, returning him to the trailer on a pantomime horse (really the
Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie title, "Shaun the Sheep Movie 2", Aardman confirmed a sequel would go into pre-production in January 2017 with Richard Starzak, co-director of the first film, returning. As of November 2018, it was announced that Aardman employees Richard Phelan and Will Becher will be co-directing the film with Starzak still attached as director due to Peter Lord and David Sproxton giving majority of ownership to employees to keep the company independent. "Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie" will be released in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2019 with release dates in Germany, France and in Australia and New Zealand being