Black Bear UK has unveiled the final trailer for ‘Wildwood,’ offering the biggest look yet at LAIKA’s handcrafted stop-motion fantasy ahead of its UK cinema release this October.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, ‘Wildwood’ follows headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), whose world is turned upside down when her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows.
Determined to bring him home, Prue ventures into the Impassable Wilderness, an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. She is joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), as the pair find themselves pulled into a mysterious world populated by talking animals, bandits and powerful figures with their own ambitions.
The final trailer showcases LAIKA’s signature handcrafted filmmaking while teasing the escalating dangers facing Prue and Curtis. What begins as a desperate rescue mission soon becomes something much bigger, as a conflict threatens to upset the delicate balance of Wildwood itself.
As Prue ventures deeper into the forest, she must not only find her brother but confront forces whose actions could determine the future of the enchanted world she has entered.
‘Wildwood’ features a huge voice cast led by Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay, alongside Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits and Richard E. Grant.
The film is directed and produced by Travis Knight, whose previous credits include ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ from a screenplay by Chris Butler, the writer behind ‘ParaNorman.’
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‘Wildwood’ will have its world premiere at the 70th BFI London Film Festival on October 11, 2026, before arriving in UK cinemas on October 23, 2026.
