# Laika has spent 20 years building up to Wildwood

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/laika-has-spent-20-years-building-up-to-wildwood/
- Published: 2026-10-24T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:10:47+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1017740/wildwood-stop-motion-interview-laika
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Wildwood is Laika’s biggest stop-motion film.
- Nearly 50 animators and 200 puppets brought it to life.
- The production builds on techniques developed across Laika’s films.

## Summary

Laika’s Wildwood is the studio’s largest stop-motion production to date, bringing a long-running project to the screen after years of development. Director Travis Knight says the story’s themes of love, loss and grief made it personally important to him, while the film also shows how the studio has built on its craft and technology over several productions.

Based on Colin Meloy’s book, Wildwood follows Prue as she searches for her baby brother in a magical wilderness surrounding Portland. Laika optioned the book in 2011, and Knight says he has worked on the film in some form for 16 years; production began about a decade after the option. Nearly 50 animators and more than 200 puppets were used, including for a 12-minute battle. The team also developed lighter, more durable silicone and used more flexible fabrics for costumes.

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