US Edition‘Wildwood’ Gets October Release Date As Laika Partners With Fathom For Domestic Distribution & FilmNation Entertainment For International Sales
Laika adopts a hybrid distribution model with Fathom and FilmNation, leveraging past re-release successes like $56 million Coraline to expand global audience reach.
- On October 23, 2026, Laika will release Wildwood in U.S. theaters, partnering with Fathom Entertainment for domestic distribution and FilmNation Entertainment for international sales.
- Laika said it's pursuing a tailored partner strategy for Wildwood, shifting from single major-studio deals with Focus Features to a partner-by-market strategy that preserves independence.
- Describing its craft, Wildwood is fully stop-motion and handcrafted, directed by Travis Knight from a script by Chris Butler, with Caleb Deschanel as cinematographer, Dario Marianelli composing, and Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali and Awkwafina starring.
- Tickets go on sale later this summer through Fathom Entertainment and participating theater box offices, with fans able to sign up for alerts now, while FilmNation Entertainment begins international sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.
- Building on re-release successes like Coraline, the strategy could expand Laika's global reach and influence distribution for independent animated features.
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‘Wildwood’ Gets October Release Date As Laika Partners With Fathom For Domestic Distribution & FilmNation Entertainment For International Sales
Laika has partnered with Fathom Entertainment for the release of the stop-motion feature Wildwood, set to open in the U.S. on October 23, 2026, with FilmNation Entertainment handling international sales. Wildwood is a stop-animation feature directed by Travis Knight from a script by Chris Butler based on Colin Meloy’s The Decemberists. The film follows a girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother, which becomes a high-stakes journey int…
Laika Partners With Fathom Entertainment to Release Next Stop-Motion Film ‘Wildwood’
“Wildwood,” Laika’s latest stop-motion marvel, has a distribution partner. And a release date. The new film, directed by Travis Knight and based on the novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, will arrive in theaters on Oct. 23, with the studio teaming with Fathom Entertainment for the release. FilmNation Entertainment will handle international sales. Previously, Fathom handled the re-releases of Laika favorite “Coraline” (which made an astounding…
Laika’s New Distribution Partner? Fathom Entertainment, Which Isn’t Just for One-Off Events Anymore
After previously working with Focus Features, Annapurna Pictures, and United Artists Releasing, the stop-motion studio has picked a new partner to bring its film to audiences.
The expectation is increasing around Laika Entertainment’s new project, the prolific studio responsible for Los Mundos de Coraline. It’s Wildwood, a new stop motion movie that nine months ago lost its original release date. The studio had to remove the film from the calendar and we had no news so far. Travis Knight, director of Kubo and the two magic strings, Los Boxtrolls or Bumblebee, takes the reins of this volume animation film that adapts t…
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