Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Do you know what humans call stupid people who can't think for themselves... no, it isn't 'ducks.' So what makes them think they can solve their shephard's murder?
Who doesn't love a baaaadass detective? Or lamb chops with mint jelly? Just saying...
The latest trailer's hilarious... because... well... sheep are pretty funny. And Chris O'Dowd is funny in any role... especially one so wooly.
The live-action / CG hybrid film follows George Hardy (Hugh Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry (Braun), on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn't as simple as it appears in books.
Kyle Balda of 'Minions' and 'Despicable Me' fame directs.
The film stars Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Conleth Hill, Mandeep Dhillon.
Graham Pages is the production VFX supervisor; VFX studios include Clear Angle Studios and Framestore.
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Do you know what humans call stupid people who can't think for themselves... no, it isn't 'ducks.' So what makes them think they can solve their shephard's murder?
Who doesn't love a baaaadass detective? Or lamb chops with mint jelly? Just saying...
The latest trailer's hilarious... because... well... sheep are pretty funny. And Chris O'Dowd is funny in any role... especially one so wooly.
The live-action / CG hybrid film follows George Hardy (Hugh Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry (Braun), on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn't as simple as it appears in books.
Kyle Balda of 'Minions' and 'Despicable Me' fame directs.
The film stars Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Conleth Hill, Mandeep Dhillon.
Graham Pages is the production VFX supervisor; VFX studios include Clear Angle Studios and Framestore.
► Check out all AWN's great animation and VFX industry coverage:
bit.ly/3QH6WCP
#TheSheepDetectives #HughJackman #KyleBalda #Framestore #VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld
