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Story
Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a murder of crows led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra.
About the film
Wildwood is a 2026 American stop-motion animated epic fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, based on the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis. Produced by Laika, the film stars Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Angela Bassett, and Mahershala Ali. In the film, a teenage girl named Prue (Lee) and her classmate Curtis (Tremblay) travel into an enchanted forest in search of her infant brother after he is abducted, where they encounter Alexandra (Mulligan), a mysterious woman who tragically lost her son.
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Development began in September 2011, weeks after the release of Meloy's novel, when Laika announced plans to adapt Wildwood as an animated feature. Production was confirmed in September 2021, with Knight directing and co-producing with Arianne Sutner, and Butler writing the script. Most of the cast was revealed in August 2022. Production took place at Laika's facility studio in Hillsboro, Oregon, with Caleb Deschanel serving as the cinematographer. With a theatrical runtime of 132 minutes, Wildwood is the longest stop-motion-animated film by run-time.
Wildwood premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on October 11, 2026, and was released in the United States by Fathom Entertainment on October 23, 2026. It is Laika's first film to receive a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association. The film received widespread acclaim from critics, with many calling it the studio's magnum opus.
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Behind the camera
- Director
- Travis Knight
- Writers
- Chris Butler, Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
- Producers
- Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner, Samuel Wilson
- Music
- Dario Marianelli
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Editing
- Christopher Murrie
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $53.3 million
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