DreamWorks may develop a feature-length version of Aardman Animations' Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit animated short films, indicated a report from Variety. DreamWorks will release Aardman's new film Chicken Run, co-directed by Gromit creator Nick Park, nationwide on June 23.

The proposed Gromit movie wouldn't hit the screens until at least 2004. Currently, Aardman is already working on The Tortoise and the Hare, which is planned for a 2002 release. It also looks like Aardman has a four-picture deal with DreamWorks.

Park, who also produced Chicken Run, won three Oscars for animated shorts, and two of them featured Wallace and his intelligent dog, Gromit.