LAIKA Releases *Wildwood* Teaser Trailer

LAIKA’s stop-motion feature Wildwood follows Prue McKeel as she enters a forbidden forest to rescue her baby brother after he is abducted by a murder of crows. Directed by Travis Knight, the film is b

LAIKA's stop-motion feature Wildwood follows teenage Prue McKeel on a rescue journey after a murder of crows steals her baby brother. Prue enters the magical forest known as the “Impassable Wilderness,” hidden just outside Portland, and encounters talking animals, bandits, and people with different agendas alongside her classmate Curtis Melberg. The teaser released by LAIKA in May 2026 reveals that the journey is not simply about finding her brother, but is connected to a conflict threatening the balance of the forest.

The film is directed by Travis Knight of Kubo and the Two Strings, with a screenplay by Chris Butler of ParaNorman. It is based on the book of the same name written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis. Rather than treating the scale of its fantasy world solely through digital imagery, the film builds Prue's adventure and the struggle among the forest's factions within LAIKA's handcrafted stop-motion feature format.

The voice cast includes Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Jake Johnson, Angela Bassett, and Mahershala Ali. In the United States, Fathom Entertainment handled distribution, and the film opened in theaters on October 23, 2026. FilmNation Entertainment handled international distribution rights sales.