Following the heels of their "Wreck the Halls" holiday short, an all-new Angry Birds animated short film, " Angry Birds Space ," will air on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) during SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Power Rangers Samurai on Nicktoons.

Angry Birds Space " is a global exclusive to Nickelodeon and will also run on Nick channels around the world starting Wednesday, March 21.This short will tell the story of how the Angry Birds wind up in space, acting as almost a prequel to the upcoming Rovio Game, Angry Birds Space . From the press release:"It begins on a day much like any other, but suddenly a cosmic vortex appears and brings visitors from another galaxy with some unfriendly intentions. This means the heroic birds have to slingshot themselves into a new adventure - space."The encore short will air during "Angry Angry Saturday" morning on Saturday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT) during SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Power Rangers Dino Thunder on Nicktoons. Leading up to the short film, six brand-new birds will be revealed. Following the exclusive world premiere, viewers can catch the birds at nick.com/watch This announcement follows the newly revealed details about Angry Birds Space from Rovio , who describe the new game as being the "biggest launch" since the original game.