Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chad Powers, Talamsca: The Secret Order, The Princess, Journey’s End, Beecham House, Knightfall, Rivals, Herself, Press) is making her animated feature scoring debut on Aardman’s upcoming animated comedy Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom. The film is directed by Steve Cox (Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas) & Matthew Walker and features the voices of Justin Fletcher in the title role, alongside John Sparkes and Kate Harbour. The movie sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween, until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s treasured pumpkin patch and Shaun turns to MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem. Mark Burton (Paddington in Peru, Madagscar) and Giles Pilbrow (Horrible Histories: The Movie) wrote the screenplay. Richard Beek (Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl) as is producing the project and Nick Park & Peter Lord (Chicken Run, Early Man), Carla Shelley & Sarah Cox serve as executive producers. The previous two theatrical Shaun the Sheep features were scored by Ilan Eshkeri and Tom Howe. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom will be released in UK and U.S. theaters on September 18, 2026 and is being distributed stateside by GKIDS.
Holt is also expected to return to score the second season of Hulu’s Chad Powers.
