'Hits All the Portland Notes': LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’ Brings Red Carpet, Fan Experiences to Hollywood Theatre Premiere
Laika’s first PG-13 feature is being watched as a test of whether darker animated films can draw adult audiences.
- On Friday, Laika's stop-motion feature 'Wildwood' opens in theaters, directed by CEO Travis Knight and adapted from Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis's 2011 fantasy novel.
- Portland teenager Prue McKeel ventures into the magical Impassable Wilderness after a murder of crows abducts her baby brother, Mac, forcing her to unite forest factions against the Dowager Governess, Alexandra.
- Laika's technical achievement spans 230 hand-controlled puppets across 132 sets, with artists printing more than 142,000 3D faces for puppets and crafting 3,800 feathers for a giant eagle.
- Featuring voice performances by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Carey Mulligan, and Mahershala Ali, the film carries a PG-13 rating for thematic material, suicide-related content, and strong fantasy violence.
- Critics praise 'Wildwood' as a 'technical marvel,' though some find the plot overstuffed; the film explores parenthood, environmentalism, and grief amid its fantastical world.
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According to some rumors the project would cost $400 million: a figure that would make even the most optimistic producers tremble
‘Wildwood’ took a village
Among the fantastical creatures that populate the mythical forest of the new stop-motion animated feature “Wildwood” (released Friday), from the studio Laika, a giant golden eagle is the most imposing and complex. Voiced by Angela Bassett, the regal avian character commands the scenes she has with Prue (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a teenager on a mission to rescue her brother from imminent danger.
'Hits all the Portland notes': LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’ brings red carpet, fan experiences to Hollywood Theatre premiere
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A red carpet, themed displays and a celebration of Portland’s creative community welcomed moviegoers to the Hollywood Theatre Friday for the opening-day screening of LAIKA’s “Wildwood.” The new stop-motion animated film brings recognizable Portland landmarks and neighborhood character to the big screen, offering a distinctly local setting for a story years [...]
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