Stop-motion animation is a notoriously time-consuming method to make a film, with most features taking several years of painstakingly detailed work by vast teams of creatives. But few have likely taken as long as Laika‘s sweeping fantasy epic “Wildwood,” which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday. Speaking on stage at the premiere alongside voice stars Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay, director Travis Knight explained the stop-motion process to the audience at the Royal Festival Hall.
When we started Barack Obama was a fresh-faced president in his very first term. I could have become a medical doctor twice in the time it took us to make this movie. A child who was born when we started this could have driven me to the premiere.” Following its world premiere at the London Film Festival, which runs until Oct. 17, “Laika” is due to be released on Oct. 23 by Fathom Entertainment in the U.S. and by Black Bear in the U.K.
The film marks the first by Laika to receive a PG-13 rating.
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