US EditionHugh Jackman, Emma Thompson Star in 'Sheep Detectives' Trailer
CGI sheep investigate their murdered shepherd in a high-profile adaptation of Leonie Swann's novel featuring a star-studded cast and opening May 8, 2026.
- On December 18, Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for The Sheep Detectives, where Hugh Jackman plays a murdered shepherd and a flock of CGI sheep investigate his death.
- Adapted from Leonie Swann's 2005 novel Three Bags Full, Craig Mazin wrote the screenplay and Kyle Balda directs, making his live-action debut.
- The film's ensemble includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston, with Emma Thompson as Jackman's lawyer revealing the shepherd was worth $30 million, and the trailer features the Proclaimers' song 'I'm Gonna Be .'
- Footage debuted earlier this year at CinemaCon and Amazon MGM Studios released a 2 1/2-minute preview on Thursday ahead of the May 8, 2026 theatrical release.
- Critics note recurring concerns about CGI animal characters, calling them limited or 'scary', while the high-profile team of Craig Mazin, Kyle Balda and star ensemble cast makes the film notable.
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The creator of ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘The Last of Us’ is returning to his comedy roots with a movie called ‘The Sheep Detectives,’ where sheep are forced to investigate the death of their shepherd, played by Hugh Jackman.
'The Sheep Detectives' trailer is shear audacity and I'm all in
As Agatha Christie once wrote, "The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances." Dear reader, in the trailer for The Sheep Detectives, the impossible jumps right over the fence and into my heart.Adapted from Leonie Swann's 2005 novel Three Bags Full by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us, Chernobyl) and Minions director Kyle Balda, The Sheep Detectives is a frankly wild tale of mystery and anima…
The Sheep Detectives trailer sees Hugh Jackman joined by a flock of mystery-solving sheep
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: The Sheep Detectives trailer sees Hugh Jackman joined by a flock of mystery-solving sheep Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the first trailer for director Kyle Balda’s upcoming mystery comedy The Sheep Detectives. Based on Leonie Swann’s novel Three Bags Full, the film stars Hugh Jackman as George, a shepherd who enjoys reading mystery novels to his flock. But when a shocking incident takes place at …
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