Fall Movie Preview: In an AI world, Laika makes handmade wonders — and ‘Wildwood’
Summary
Laika, a stop-motion animation studio, is releasing a new movie called "Wildwood" on October 23. The film uses detailed handmade puppets and sets, combined with some modern computer techniques, to create a unique and emotional story set in Portland.Key Facts
- "Wildwood" is Laika’s newest film and has gained a lot of attention through its early trailer, which got over 90 million views on YouTube.
- Laika specializes in stop-motion animation, which means they create movies by manipulating physical puppets and capturing them frame by frame.
- The movie "Wildwood" is based on a fantasy novel by Colin Meloy and tells the story of a girl whose baby brother is taken by crows into a magical forest.
- The film is 139 minutes long, unusually long for a stop-motion movie.
- The production included 136 different sets and 231 puppets made by hand.
- The voice cast features actors like Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, and Jacob Tremblay.
- Travis Knight, Laika’s CEO and son of Nike’s co-founder, has been working on this project for about 16 years.
- Laika combines traditional stop-motion art with some modern technologies but focuses mainly on handmade craftsmanship.
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