Early Man: first trailer for new film from Wallace and Gromit creators unearthed

Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run, have offered up a first glimpse of their latest stop-motion animation film, Early Man.

Set in a prehistoric world populated by woolly mammoths and all manner of other strange creatures, Early Man follows Dug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne), a caveman who leads his tribe against the mighty Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston).

Judging by the teaser trailer, this is likely to be a tall order. Dug’s tribe are shown to be an entirely hapless bunch who scupper Dug’s hunting expedition by causing too much noise. They later find themselves terrorised by a long-toothed bunny - a nod perhaps to Wallace & Gromit film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Early Man is directed by Aardman veteran Nick Park. Joining Redmayne and Hiddleston on the voice cast are Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade and Johnny Vegas. The film will be released in January 2018.