Wildwood
Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy adventure that transports audiences into a secret,
magical, and dangerously alive world just beyond their doorstep. At its heart is the story of a courageous girl, Prue McKeel, on a desperate mission to rescue her baby brother from a forbidden forest filled with enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries. Her journey unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure where the fate of an entire hidden world hangs in the balance.
Producers: Travis Knight, Sam Wilson
Director: Travis Knight
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Head of Animation: Brad Schiff
Writer: Chris Butler, Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy
Editing: Christopher Murrie-Green
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Director’s Biography
Travis Knight is an award-winning director and producer and as president & CEO of LAIKA, he has made all key creative and business decisions since the studio’s founding in 2005. He was lead animator on Coraline and held that position as well as producer on ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls. He was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Visual Effects Society Award and BAFTA Award for his directorial debut on Kubo and the Two Strings. Under his leadership, LAIKA has garnered worldwide distinction for its melding of the age-old craft of stop-motion with the most cutting-edge cinematic advances and manufacturing techniques. As a result, every LAIKA film has been Oscar-nominated for best animated feature.