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Step into the world behind the magic. This inside look at Wildwood reveals how the stop-motion dark fantasy is brought to life with incredible detail and craftsmanship. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, the film adapts Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s novel into a visually rich, atmospheric adventure. With a stacked voice cast including Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, and more, Wildwood builds a hauntingly beautiful world from the ground up. The film hits theaters October 23.
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00:02Over Wildwood, the birds see everything.
00:09High above the branches, they watch the world below.
00:18Vigilant, alert, and often outspoken.
00:26We have no kinship with crows any longer.
00:31Nasty, nasty lot.
00:33This is a world shaped by observation.
00:37To create it, Laika's artists start by looking closely.
00:43At feathers.
00:47At color.
00:49And texture.
00:52At the small, almost invisible movements that make something feel alive.
01:00And from the hands of artists,
01:04Something new begins to take shape.
01:08There's something special about you.
01:11Something magical.
01:14Performance starts with observation.
01:20Every movement is intentional.
01:26Nothing moves, unless someone moves it.
01:32With every gesture captured, the movement leaves a trace.
01:37To those watching on.
01:40A story unfolds.
01:43And above it all.
01:48The sky remembers.
01:51The sky remembers.
01:52The sky remembers.
01:53The sky remembers.
01:55The sky remembers.
01:59The sky remembers.
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