Image: official trailer (YouTube)Wildwood is a 2026 American stop-motion adult animated epic dark fantasy film co-produced and directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis's 2011 novel. Produced by Laika, the film stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Len Cariou, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant.
The setup: Portland teenager Prue McKeel defies her parents' instructions and takes her baby brother Mack outside to play. Mac is subsequently taken by a murder of crows, which Prue and her classmate Curtis Mehlberg follow into the Impassable Woods on the edge of town. In the woods, the two are pursued by anthropomorphic coyotes, and Curtis distracts them to allow Prue to escape.
- Release
- October 23, 2026
- Director
- Travis Knight
- Genre
- Adventure, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 132 min
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