by Alex Billington
May 13, 2026
Source: YouTube
“I don’t want any part of your fairy tale. I just want my brother.” This is a must watch teaser. Laika has revealed their first official teaser trailer for their next stop-motion animated movie Wildwood – landing in theaters starting in October this fall. They’ve been developing it for years and it’s finally finishing up. And it looks gorgeous! Wow. After multiple featurettes and behind-the-scenes looks, now we get some real footage and it’s even more grand and majestic than expected. The character of Prue was revealed in a 2024 first look – Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her friend Curtis are drawn into a hidden, magical forest near Portland after Prue’s baby brother Mac is kidnapped by crows and a mysterious woman. The cast includes Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali, Jemaine Clement, Charlie Day, Jake Johnson, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant. 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. There are so many unique characters! And such a massive scale with all these forest battles. I’m all in now.
Here’s the first official teaser trailer for Travis Knight’s animated movie Wildwood, via Laika’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the 2024 promo video for Laika’s Wildwood movie right here or the eagle featurette here.
Step inside Laika’s Wildwood, where a powerful golden eagle commands the skies and magic takes flight. Wildwood – based on Colin Meloy’s illustrated book series – will see Prue McKeel leave behind her home of Portland, Oregon, venturing into Wildwood on a dark quest to save her baby brother, who’s been pilfered by a murder of crows. Wildwood is once again directed by filmmaker Travis Knight, who is also CEO of Laika, and director of the the movies Kubo and the Two Strings and Bumblebee previously. The screenplay is written by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link). Based on the graphic novel series written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis. Produced by Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight. Made by Laika Entertainment’s animators over the past few years based in Portland, OR. Fathom will release Laika’s Wildwood movie in theaters starting October 23rd, 2026. Visit the film‘s official site.
