IndieWire traveled to Aardman in Bristol, England, and learned about Norbot, the return of Feathers, the most eye-catching set, and the role of AI.

In their first big film outing since 2008’s A Matter of Loaf and Death, the iconic duo from Aardman Animations return for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Gromit becomes concerned that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions, and his fears are proven right when Wallace’s new “Smart Gnome” Norbot seems to develop a mind of its own.

Vengeance Most Fowl, as the title playfully suggests, sees the return of Feathers McGraw, the penguin criminal from The Wrong Trousers who used the epo