Upcoming Clay Animation Hollywood Films. These films are classified as being in preproduction. The information below is subject to change based on the project status. Tortoise vs Hare. The Tortoise vs Hare film is based on the classic Aesop's Fable of the great running race between different species of critters, a turtle and a rabbit. Production information DreamWorks Pictures and Aardman Animation Genre: Stop Motion Clay Animation Cast: Still to be announced Director: Richard Goleszowski Screenwriter: Rob Sprackling and John R. Smith Plot: The Tortoise and Hare have an epic running race Release Date: 2006 Latest news This project has been off and on again for 3 years now. Aardman Animation Actually stopped preproduction on the film in 2002 due to script concerns. http://www.clayanimator.com