'Chicken Run' Voice Star Accuses Producers of "Ageism" After Being Axed From Sequel

Disney have delayed the release of a trio of major films, citing the “global health crisis” produced by the coronavirus pandemic.The live-action re-make of Mulan, which had originally been set for a March release and was recently hoping to make an August arrival in cinemas, has been postponed indefinitely.“It’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during this global health crisis,” a Disney representative said.

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upcoming sequel because producers have deemed her too old, she said.“Chicken Run 2 announcement! I have officially been plucked, stuffed & roasted,” Sawalha, 51, captioned a Twitter post Thursday with the hashtag #ageism and her full open letter on the matter.“Last week I was informed out of the blue, via email, through my agent that I would not be cast as Ginger in the Chicken Run sequel,” she wrote in the tweet.

After providing the voice of hen Ginger in the 2000 hit “Chicken Run”, Julia Sawalha is “devastated and saddened” that she isn’t being invited back to reprise the role in the upcoming sequel — because, she claims, producers told that she’s too old.

statement shared Thursday, Sawalha said that an actress normally would be allowed to do a voice test to prove they can still match the pitch and tone of the original character, but she said she was informed by producers without being given that chance.In response, she recorded her own voice demonstration and shared it with producers and posted it to Vimeo, in which she mimics the lines of her character Ginger from the original “Chicken Run.” You can listen to Sawalha’s demo here.Also Read: Mel

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.

Julia Sawalha, who voiced one of the main characters in the 2000 movie “Chicken Run,” released a lengthy statement revealing that she was told her voice sounds “too old” to appear in the upcoming sequel for Netflix. The actress played Ginger in the original film about a group of chickens that have to escape their farm when it becomes clear that they’ll be used for meat and not eggs.

Julia Sawalha has said she is “devastated and furious” as she claimed she has been axed from the upcoming Chicken Run sequel because her voice sounds “too old”.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBritish actress Julia Sawalha has claimed she is being chopped from the upcoming Chicken Run sequel because her voice now sounds “too old”.In a statement published online, Sawalha said she has been told by producers via her agent that the character of Ginger will be recast with a younger actress for the second movie, and that she hadn’t been given the opportunity to do a voice test to determine her suitability for the role.

Naya Rivera is missing after taking a boat ride with her 4-year-old son in Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California, on Wednesday, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department has confirmed.The Sheriff's Department told NBCLA that the actress and her son, Josey, rented a boat at around 1 p.m.Approximately three hours later, another boater discovered her young son in the boat by himself.

Jordan Moreau Former “Glee” star Naya Rivera, 33, is missing after a swimming accident at Lake Piru in Ventura County, Calif., according to the Ventura County sheriff’s department.At 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the sheriff’s department was investigating a possible drowning victim at Lake Piru.

Naya Rivera is believed to be missing after taking a boat ride with her 4-year-old son in Lake Piru in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to multiplereports.The Ventura County Sheriff's department told NBCLA that the actress and her son, Josey, rented a boat at around 1 p.m.Approximately three hours later, another boater discovered her young son in the boat by himself.

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