When one girl finds her way there after her baby brother has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, she finds herself at the center of a fairy tale encountering strange talking animals, roguish bandits and powerful figures with dark intentions. The film also has something of a hometown tie for Laika, as it’s the story of an enchanted world called Wildwood that exists just outside Portland’s city limits. Production is underway now at the Laika facility outside Portland, Oregon. “Wildwood” is based on a book by the lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, Colin Meloy, which also features illustrations by artist Carson Ellis. Stop-motion animation studio Laika has announced what will be their sixth animated feature film: “Wildwood.” And Travis Knight, the company’s president and CEO, is making his return to animated films and will direct the project for the studio. Travis Knight to Direct ‘Wildwood’ as Next Laika Stop-Motion Animated Film
Here’s the synopsis: “Beyond Portland’s city limits lies Wildwood. No distribution has been announced, though there are obviously several streaming opportunities available at Neflix, Amazon, and Apple. The project about a secret forest has been in development at Laika for a decade. The six-time Oscar nominee brings his naturalistic style to handcrafted animation after lensing the virtual world of Jon Favreau’s “ The Lion King.” “Wildwood” is based on the first in a trilogy of YA fantasy novels by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for Portland-based The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis.
Laika President & CEO Travis Knight directs, and legendary cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (“ The Right Stuff”) makes his first foray into stop-motion. Laika has begun production on its sixth stop-motion feature, “Wildwood,” the studio’s first fantasy adventure set in the natural beauty of hometown Portland, Oregon. Laika Announces Sixth Stop-Motion Movie, ‘Wildwood,’ Directed by Travis Knight, Shot by Caleb Deschanel Ariane Sutner is producing Laika’s latest, which marks Oscar One filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. Prue might think she’s too old for fairytales, but she’s just found herself at the center of one.
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Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate, Curtis – is going to get him back. But Prue McKeel is about to enter this enchanted wonderland. You’re not even supposed to know it exists. The film penned by Chris Butler ( Missing Link) is set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. Laika President & CEO Travis Knight is directing the studio’s next animated feature, Wildwood-an adaptation of the bestselling novel written by The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy, and illustrated by Carson Ellis.
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Laika Finds Its Next Movie In Travis Knight-Helmed Adaptation Of Colin Meloy Novel ‘Wildwood’ Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate Curtis – is going to get him back. The synopsis for the film reads: “Beyond Portland’s city limits lies Wildwood.
“Wildwood” is currently in production at Laika’s facility outside Portland, Oregon. The announcement was made Wednesday by Travis Knight, President & CEO of the award-winning animation studio, who will direct the film. Laika studios has announced its sixth stop-motion movie, “Wildwood.” The feature is based on the novel written by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis. Laika's ParaNorman And Coraline Return To Theaters For The Studio's 15th Anniversary I thought that kind of laughter was the ticket to a long life…but the “We laughed with abandon every single day. “What a joy it is to work with your best friend,” said Begley. She also had stints as a publicist at entertainment PR firms Mahoney/Wasserman and Pmk/Hbh. She worked on movies including Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link and Coraline The Invisible War Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World and Beasts of No Nation. Sheehan was a Senior Accounts Supervisor at entertainment marketing and PR firm Mbc, working with clients across three decades including Laika and the animation studio’s string of Oscar-nominated films Locksmith Animation The Gotham Group Cinedigm and Anheuser-Busch, among others. Laurane “Lala” Sheehan, the actor-turned-corporate entertainment publicist and events planner who had worked at Maggie Begley Communications for 30 years, died November 11 of a sudden heart attack.
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