Wildwood (2026)
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A teenage girl and her classmate venture into a hidden magical forest to rescue her abducted infant brother.
The story
Prue McKeel and her classmate Curtis Mehlberg are drawn into a hidden magical forest near Portland in an attempt to save Prue's abducted infant brother Mac from the crows, who are led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra. Upon entering the enchanted woods, they find a manor and encounter a woman who has tragically lost her son, learning of a coming war.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Prue McKeel and her classmate Curtis Mehlberg enter a hidden magical forest near Portland to rescue Prue's infant brother, Mac, who has been taken by crows led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra. Inside the enchanted forest, they discover a manor and learn about an impending war from a woman who lost her own son. The film explores this high-fantasy world through the lens of a quest to save a child.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 132
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Travis Knight
- Writers
- Chris Butler · writer
- Cast and characters
- Peyton Elizabeth Lee · Prue; Jacob Tremblay · Curtis; Carey Mulligan; Mahershala Ali; Awkwafina; Angela Bassett; Jake Johnson; Charlie Day; Amandla Stenberg; Jemaine Clement; Maya Erskine; Tantoo Cardinal
- Genres
- stop-motion animated; dark epic fantasy; fantasy adventure
- Themes
- quest; war
- Tone and mood
- dark; epic
- Setting
- A hidden magical forest near Portland.
- Premise and plot tags
- fantasy; adventure; stop-motion
- Source material / true-story basis
- Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis's 2011 novel
- Content notes
- PG-13
- Reception
- The film's trailers achieved a record-breaking 179 million views combined, becoming the biggest trailers launch ever for a fully stop-motion animated film.
- Production trivia
- It is the longest stop-motion animated film by runtime.; The production featured 136 sets and 231 practical puppets.; The film is set in the same hometown as the studio, Portland, Oregon.
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