Laika’s Stop-Motion Masterpiece Is Officially a Streaming Hit Ahead of ‘Wildwood’
Laika’s 2009 stop-motion film *Coraline* is among the most-watched films on Hulu in the United States, as interest builds ahead of the studio’s new film *Wildwood*. The streaming resurgence puts the horror fantasy back in the spotlight during the Halloween season.
Based on Neil Gaiman’s story and directed by Henry Selick, *Coraline* stars Dakota Fanning as a girl who discovers a strange alternate world behind a secret door in her new home. *Wildwood*, Laika’s first film since *Missing Link* in 2019, is based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s bestselling children’s novel; the article reports that critics have praised it, including a 9/10 review.
In short
- *Coraline* is one of Hulu’s most-watched films in the US.
- Its streaming success comes ahead of Laika’s *Wildwood*.
- *Wildwood* is based on a bestselling fantasy novel.
Explained simply
Laika is an American animation studio known for making films with stop-motion, a technique in which physical models are moved a little at a time and photographed frame by frame. Its 2009 film Coraline is a fantasy about a girl who finds a secret door to a strange version of her new home.
Coraline was directed by Henry Selick and based on a story by Neil Gaiman. Laika’s next film, Wildwood, is based on a children’s novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis; it is the studio’s first feature since Missing Link, released in 2019.