Wildwood<\/a>\u201d is based on Colin Meloy\u2019s novels and directed by Travis Knight from a script by Chris Butler. It follows a girl\u2019s desperate quest to save her baby brother, which becomes a high-stakes journey into a forbidden forest filled with enchanted creatures, unlikely allies and formidable adversaries, where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n\n\tThe voice cast features Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits and Richard E. Grant.<\/p>\n
\n\tDavid Burke, the Laika\u2019s Chief Marketing and Operations Officer, said, \u201c\u2019Wildwood\u2019 is a testament to Laika walking its own path.\u201d He added, \u201cFor \u2018Wildwood,\u2019 we\u2019re taking a more customized approach to how we bring the film to audiences, matching partners to the specific needs and ambitions of the project. Partnering with Fathom\u2019s Denver-based team brings national perspective and operational strength to the U.S. release, while working with FilmNation internationally positions the film with scale, reach, and deep expertise in global markets. It\u2019s a strategy built specifically for \u2018Wildwood,\u2019 preserving Laika\u2019s independence while aligning with world-class collaborators to support the film\u2019s ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe partnership with Fathom comes after recent theatrical re-releases of Laika\u2019s films, including \u201cCoraline\u201d and a remastered version of \u201cParaNorman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201c\u2019Wildwood\u2019 is the biggest world Laika has ever built, and the most personal,\u201d said Travis Knight, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laika. \u201cIt\u2019s a story about the pull of the unknown, the courage it takes to step into it, and who you become along the way. Our movie is a celebration of artistry over algorithms, and of the belief that films made by hand, with enormous care, can still feel bold, surprising, dangerous, and alive. We designed \u2018Wildwood\u2019 to be seen the way movies first captured our imaginations: discovered in the dark, on a big screen, with a room full of fellow dreamers experiencing joy, silence, and wonder together. Partnering with Fathom and FilmNation means \u2018Wildwood\u2019 will arrive with intention \u2013 as a true cinematic event meant to be shared.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tRay Nutt, Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Entertainment, added, \u201c\u2018Wildwood\u2019 is a magnificently ambitious stop motion film and a landmark achievement in handcrafted cinematic artistry \u2014 a project that means so much to both Laika and Fathom Entertainment. It\u2019s a breathtaking, creative feat that will captivate audiences when it arrives on the big screen this October 23rd.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tHe added, \u201cFathom is elated to build on our past theatrical re-release successes with Laika, including \u2018Coraline\u2019 and \u2018ParaNorman\u2019, and to be selected and entrusted as the distributor for a full, nationwide U.S. theatrical release of \u2018Wildwood\u2019 consistent with that of the legacy Hollywood studios, complemented by the innovation Fathom brings to all its theatrical engagements. Distributing \u2018Wildwood\u2019 to U.S. theatres further exemplifies Fathom Entertainment\u2019s growth and evolution into a full-service specialty theatrical distributor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSpeaking with Variety<\/em> last year,<\/a> the film\u2019s producer, Sam Wilson, said, \u201cTravis has himself described the film as a love letter to Portland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laika has partnered with Fathom Entertainment for the domestic distribution of its latest stop-motion animated feature, \u201cWildwood.\u201d Filmnation Entertainment will handle international sales. In addition, Oct. 23 has been announced as the film\u2019s U.S. release date. \u201cWildwood\u201d is based on Colin Meloy\u2019s novels and directed by Travis Knight from a script by Chris Butler. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2242418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[350547,434062,401851],"class_list":["post-2242417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-fathom-entertainment","tag-laika","tag-wildwood"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Laikas-Wildwood-Sets-October-Release-Date.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2242417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242419,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242417\/revisions\/2242419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2242418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2242417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2242417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2242417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}