by Matt Rodgers
Laika Studios has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for their forthcoming fantasy-adventure Wildwood that reveals how they transformed wood, wire, fabric, paint, and imagination into the film’s spectacular environments.
Based on the bestselling novel by Colin Meloy, which is illustrated by Carson Ellis, Wildwood is directed by Kubo and the Two Strings helmer Travis Knight, and features the vocal talents of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant. Take a look at the video below…
From the makers of Coraline, Wildwood is a sweeping, darkly magical adventure about a young girl who ventures into a dangerous hidden forest to rescue her brother – an odyssey shaped by love, power, and the courage to confront the unknown.
Wildwood is in theatres everywhere October 23rd.
