Cast, story, trailer and everything we know about Laika's next film

wild forest is set to be the latest film from Laika studios and there has been some interesting news regarding the cast, story and more. Laika was responsible for some of the best animated films of recent years, specializing in stop-motion. Laika's films tend to be meticulously designed, perfectly animated, and feature stories that resonate with both older and younger viewers. This niche art style means that Laika's films aren't always box office hits, but each has received its fair share of critical praise.

Dark family films like Coraline; epic and mystical adventures like Kubo and the Two Strings; and heartwarming comedies like The missing link constitute just one part of the broad spectrum of Laika films. The difficulty of stop-motion and the size of the studio mean that a Laika film is only released every few years, and any announcement about one naturally causes a stir in Hollywood. Your next feature film wild forest was announced and there was a lot of interesting news about his next stop-motion production.

Latest Wildwood News

Laika released a teaser trailer

The latest news for wild forest came on August 16, 2024, with the release of a teaser trailer for wild forest which includes scenes from previous Laika films (via Empire).

Wildwood is confirmed

The novel was acquired by Laika in 2011

wild forest the novel premiered in September 2011written by Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis. A few weeks later, Laika optioned the book for a stop-motion film (via Variety). There was no further news about the film until September 2021, when Laika announced wild forest as his next feature film, with Laika CEO Travis Knight set to direct (via Deadline).

Wildwood Cast

The Ensemble's voice cast has been revealed

The large voice cast for wild forest was announced in August 2022 (via Deadline). The cast list includes Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits and Richard E. Grant. Some character names have been revealed including Prue McKeel, Mac McKeel, Alexandra and Curtis, but It has not been revealed who will give voice to whom.

Wildwood History Details

A young girl and her friend are drawn into a magical adventure

wild forest It is expected to follow the same plot as the novel. In it, a young girl, Prue McKeel, and her best friend Curtis are drawn to a magical hidden forest after Prue's younger brother Mac is kidnapped by a murder of crows, led by the mysterious Alexandra. Talking animals, bandits and more inhabit the forest, indicating wild forest can have the same frightening tone as Coraline but with more magic and fantasy adventure.

Wild Wooden Trailer

The teaser trailer includes scenes from other Laika films

THE wild forest The teaser trailer was released on August 16, 2024 and begins with some scenes from previous Laika films interspersed with dark and foreboding images of the forest in wild forest. Wolves, bears, barbarians, and golden-eyed owls stare at the screen as Jake Johnson's narration says:

“There are places in the world where people should never go.”

People may not want to go there, but it's a trailer that will inspire a lot to visit wild forest anyway.

Travis Knight says Wildwood is Laika's most ambitious film yet

Wildwood has epic settings

According to Travis Knight, wild forest is set to be the studio's most ambitious film yet (through Empire). He said about the film,

“[Wildwood is] the hardest thing we've ever done… A big part of the reason it took so long to bring this to life cinematically is that it's incredibly ambitious… There are all these elements that are really challenging to do in stop-motion. “

Epic battles, aerial sequences and some intricate characters mean Laika had to pull out all the stops to wild forest.