Here is what the page “Laika's 'Wildwood' Marks a Risky Stop-Motion Return 16 Years After 'Coraline'” contains. Portland-based animation studio Laika is set to release Wildwood, a stop-motion fantasy film directed by Travis Knight, after a 16-year journey from development to screen. The project, based on Colin Meloy's novel series, represents a significant risk for the studio, echoing the bold gamble taken with its 2009 debut Coraline, which became a cult classic and a box office success. Wildwood features an ambitious scale, including intricate sets and a complex narrative set in an enchanted forest outside Portland, Oregon.
The film's production spanned over a decade, involving hundreds of animators and craftspeople, with a reported budget north of $100 million. Laika, known for its meticulous handcrafted animation, has not released a feature since 2019's Missing Link, making Wildwood a critical test of audience appetite for original, non-franchise animated films. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.