Mark Burton
- Writer, producer, executive producer and actor
Press clippings
Paddington 3 to begin filming in July
Paddington In Peru, the third film in the hit franchise, will begin filming in July.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2023Wallace & Gromit to return for new adventure in 2024
The characters Wallace & Gromit will return in 2024 in a currently un-titled new special. The plot focuses on Gromit's concern that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions. The comedy will premiere on BBC One in the UK, and Netflix has the rights for the rest of the world.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2022A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon review
Kids and fans of Shaun The Sheep will get a kick out of his latest extra-terrestrial adventures. A solid video and excellent audio presentation make up for a lacklustre set of extras.
Chris Philp, The Digital Fix, 10th February 2020A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Blu-ray review
What is there left to say about Aardman animation? Consistently brilliant for decades, their latest film, the sequel to 2015s Shaun The Sheep Movie is another absolute gem. Essentially a modern-day silent film, Farmageddon is a delightful, warm-hearted adventure that had me giggling all the way through, and at some points absolutely howling with laughter.
John Parker, Entertainment Focus, 9th February 2020BBC One orders Shaun The Sheep Christmas special
BBC One has ordered a Shaun The Sheep special for Christmas 2021. The half-hour special will be called A Winter's Tale From Shaun The Sheep.
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2020Bristol-based Aardman Animation takes one giant leap for lambkind by introducing a rainbow-coloured alien to the tranquil surroundings of Mossingham. Denizens of Mossy Bottom Farm including the naughty pigs and rooster (the clucking image of Rocky from Chicken Run) remain in the background of Jon Brown and Mark Burton's script.
The sequel is lighter on visual gags - a local supermarket stocks jars of Roswell's jam and signage for H.G. Wheels Autos is a cute nod to The War Of The Worlds - but action set pieces are orchestrated with brio.
Shaun (Justin Fletcher) and his farmyard buddies clash with Bitzer the sheepdog (John Sparkes), who wants to restrict fun in the absence of Farmer John (Chris Morrell).
While the master is lost in fanciful daydreams of purchasing a new combine harvester, Shaun and the flock drive Bitzer to the brink of barking madness by firing sheep out of a giant cannon.
Late one night, an alien spaceship descends on Mossingham and a cute creature called Lu-La (Amalia Vitale) finds its way - via a pizza delivery cyclist - to the farm. Shaun stumbles upon Lu-La in a barn and befriends the extra-terrestrial with slices of leftover pizza.
The plucky sheep vows to help the stricken extra-terrestrial return to her hidden spaceship and send a distress signal into outer space. Unfortunately, Agent Red (Kate Harbour) and her team of operatives in bright yellow hazmat suits are on Lu-La's trail and they intend to capture the alien.
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is an entertaining sequel, which replicates the emotional heartbeats of Spielberg's classic ET, underscored with earthy humour and lively musical interludes.
Damon Smith, The National (Scotland), 22nd October 2019Paddington 3 in development
A third Paddington Bear film is in development, producer David Heyman has confirmed.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2018Early Man is a joy even if you don't like football
The clever people at Pixar are also wonderful at what they do, but their new production is so slick and clever that it doesn't make you hug yourself with joy. Early Man does.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 15th January 2018Early Man review: a gloriously funny tale
It's so important to choose the right materials for the task at hand, and when it comes to animating a pig nervously giving a back massage to a fat man in the bath, only Plasticine will do.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 14th January 2018Video: Shaun the Sheep movie: 15 gags a minute no words
He made his first on screen appearance 20 years ago, and since then Shaun the Sheep has become a TV star in more than 170 countries.
Now, the former Wallace and Gromit sidekick is finally making it to the big screen in a new feature film, and it all unfolds without a single word being said.
Writers and Directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak, and actor and comedian Omid Djalili told BBC Breakfast about the challenges of making a film with no script lines.
BBC News, 27th January 2015