The "Wallace and Gromit" team unpack how they designed and animated the happy, nifty Norbot from "Vengeance Most Fowl."

Feathers McGraw is, arguably, one of the most iconic screen villains of all time - and without speaking a single word. The character, a penguin disguising himself as a rooster, fist appeared in Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated short "The Wrong Trousers" for Aardman Animations.

Joining me today for this week's episode of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens is the brilliant team behind one of the year's most delightful, and long-awaited, animated features, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

How directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham combine comedy, heart and a light commentary on our 'love affair with technology'

Wallace and Gromit is something of an institution in the entertainment world. Since its introduction more than 35 years ago, the stop-motion series has won three Oscars and five BAFTAs. The two protagonists — Wallace, the cheese-eating inventor, and Gromit, the long-suffering dog — have even appeared on Royal Mail stamps.

The Trump administration’s hostility toward DEI initiatives has led companies like Disney and PBS to reevaluate their stance on advocating for these principles. How will the pendulum swing affect Hollywood under the new presidential administration?

Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, now Oscar-nominated for the film, also discuss unlocking a superpower of Britishness and why Netflix was the right home for the movie.