How did early man hunt rabbits? Animators answer…

Want to know how caveman hunted? The creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run reckon they have cracked it.

Eddie Redmayne, the voice of Dug, takes a break from recording his lines to introduce a the new teaser trailer for Aardman Animations Early Man, which is in cinemas 2018 AD. And the scene they have chosen is a rabbit-hunting scene. In the style of Shaun the Sheep, it is rabbit hunting, but not as we know it…

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures including sabre-toothed rabbits roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

It is currently in production in Bristol.