Gromit Lands Publishing Deal For His 'Tell All' Memoir
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Gromit, the canine star of the Wallace & Gromit animations, is “breaking his silence” and writing a memoir.
After “bottling everything up for a long time”, the moment has come for him to “spill the beans”, according to publisher Ebury. Grand: The Autobiography of Gromit will unveil his “never-before-told” life story, including such details as “what it’s like to wear Techno Trousers, his true feelings about gnomes, and what the moon tastes like”.
The book is scheduled to be published in October and will mark the first time audiences have heard from Gromit himself, who has no dialogue in the hugely popular Aardman animations - instead communicating through hilarious facial expressions and body language. Fans will be delighted that he has finally found his 'voice' for his memoir.
Wallace & Gromit is a British claymation comedy franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations, which first burst on the scene, to the delight of all generations, in 1989 with its first short film: A Grand Day Out. The series centres on Wallace, a good-natured, eccentric and cheese-loving bachelor inventor, and Gromit, his loyal and intelligent anthropomorphic dog.
“I’m very excited to announce that Wallace’s faithful, and rather more intelligent, pooch Gromit, has decided to break silence, put pen to paper, paw to keyboard and share with the world some of his innermost thoughts and feelings,” said creator Nick Park. “He tells of their life and loves, their affections and afflictions, their pet hates and fur-vent passions, and his book promises to be a deep dish of doggy nuggets and wisdom to chew on.”
The publisher’s author biography describes Gromit as a talented knitter, baker, and gardener. “He has twice received awards for his marrows in competition. Although he is well-read, this is his first book. He would like you to know that he is a good dog.”
Aardman Animations' second full-length feature film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - marking the return of the penguin Feathers McGraw, the villain from The Wrong Trousers - was released in 2024. In the UK, its Christmas Day premiere drew 9.3 million viewers, quickly climbing to over 16 million views once on-demand and catch-up viewing were counted. The film also received critical acclaim, holding a perfect 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
You can go behind the scenes from storyboard to screen in this video explaining how Aardman creates stop-motion movie magic.
