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Variety🇺🇸 Estados Unidos29 oct 2026, 1:16 p. m.

‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Director on Why AI Is Not a Threat: ‘There’s a Desire to See the Craft Behind the Finished Product’

Matthew Walker, co-director of 'Shaun the Sheep', expressed confidence that stop-motion animation is not an existential threat from AI. He argues that the physical, tactile nature of stop-motion, involving tangible puppets and physical sets, offers an appeal that AI cannot replicate. He suggests that the desire for imperfection and the visible craftsmanship behind the finished product—like the texture of physical models—provides a defense against AI's ability to perfectly render art, emphasizing the human emotion and artistry embedded in the process.