Global Bulletin: Julia Sawalha Cries Fowl of ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel Recasting

variety.com:

Jamie Lang Julia Sawalha has shared an open letter via her social media profiles expressing disappointment and anger at being left out of Aardman Animations’ upcoming “Chicken Run” sequel, confirmed as a Netflix pickup at June’s Annecy festival.

Sawalha voiced Ginger in the Oscar-nominated original, which remains the top grossing stop-motion feature ever, 20 years after its release.“To say that I am devastated and furious would be an understatement,” she said in the letter. “I feel totally powerless, something in all of this doesn’t quite ring true.

I trust my instincts and they are waving red flags.”According to Sawalha, she was informed about the decision last week by her agent, who speculated it was because her voice now sounds “too.