Overview
- Laika debuted the final Wildwood trailer on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and tickets are now on sale for the U.S. premiere at AFI FEST on Oct. 21 and the nationwide release on Oct. 23.
- The story follows teenager Prue McKeel, voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, as she enters the Impassable Wilderness to rescue her abducted baby brother, joined by Jacob Tremblay’s character Curtis.
- Laika and multiple outlets describe Wildwood as the studio’s largest production, citing a roughly 132‑minute runtime and production figures such as extensive miniature sets and hundreds of practical puppets.
- Director Travis Knight and the studio emphasize a handmade approach as a deliberate artistic choice in an era of rapid digital and AI tools, blending traditional stop‑motion with targeted digital enhancements.
- Laika is using festival premieres, premium formats (4DX, D‑BOX, Dolby Cinema) and an all‑star voice cast to position Wildwood for awards attention and to showcase tactile filmmaking developed over the studio’s two‑decade history.