The end is nigh on the long road to becoming reality, and this autumn, Laika will make Wildwood a reality. Today they dropped a new, fabulous first Trailer that teases the stop motion animation will have big battles and heroes ready to step up.

15 years since Colin Meloy‘s YA Novel was set to be adapted for the big screen. All good things come to those who wait, and this trailer is the evidence we need. Laika themselves on a return journey (Missing Link last film in 2019), now at Black Bear. The film tells the story of Prue McKneel, who goes on a quest to find her kidnapped younger brother.

Travis Knight, who has a small film before this, might have heard of Masters Of The Universe? It looks fantastic…

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The voice cast is BIG for this one. With Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Len Cariou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, with Angela Bassett and Mahershala Ali.

Synopsis:

After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness—an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg, Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must discover strength and belief she never knew she possessed. If she hopes to save her brother and protect Wildwood’s fragile future, she will have to risk everything. From Oscar®-nominated and BAFTA®-winning LAIKA, Wildwood is a sweeping adventure about love, sacrifice, and the magic that reveals itself when we dare to look beyond the familiar.

Wildwood will be released in UK & Irish cinemas on October 23rd.

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