LAIKA, the studio behind stop-motion movies like Coraline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings, has launched a primary have a look at its upcoming movie, Wildwood. From simply the teaser alone, it already appears to be like like one other beautiful, technical mannequin.
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Primarily based on the novel by Colin Meloy, Wildwood invitations viewers right into a magical world simply outdoors of Portland, Oregon, the place Prue McKeel (voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee) should courageous bandits and speaking animals in a quest to save lots of her child brother.
The watchful guardian of Wildwood is the Common (voiced by Angela Bassett), a large golden eagle who can be a fierce warrior. In clips from the primary look, the Common groups up with Prue to assist her on her journey.
The primary look reveals the extreme technical preparation that goes into bringing the Common to life. Animators designed a number of fashions impressed by nature with a purpose to excellent the Common’s avian motion, whereas designers positioned 9,000 particular person feathers on the Common’s two specialised puppets, one for flight sequences, and the opposite for extra fine-tuned efficiency management. The impact is breathtaking, as is the footage of the animators crafting the Common’s motion.
The identical goes for the remainder of the idea artwork and photographs on show within the first look, which teases an enchanted forest teeming with magic and intriguing creatures. Check out the complete teaser above for extra behind-the-scenes footage and for clips of Prue venturing into the unknown of Wildwood.
Wildwood is coming quickly to theaters.
