Laika’s Wildwood stop-motion fantasy epic receives critical reviews
Travis Knight’s animated feature, voiced by Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali, is hailed as a visually stunning triumph despite some critics noting it lacks the magic of Laika's previous works.
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 10 Oct 2026. Deadline published first, on 10 October at 11:21 UTC; Variety followed 25h 54m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 11 October at 14:02 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Movies | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Deadline‘Wildwood Director’ Travis Knight On LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Fantasy Epic: “It Took Us 16 Years To Make This Movie” – Contenders London
- Variety‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Most Ambitious Feature to Date Is a Richly Textured, Transportive Fairytale Epic
- Movies | Hollywood Reporter‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Ambitious Stop-Motion Epic Is Both a Technical and Emotional Triumph
- Deadline‘Wildwood’ Review: Carey Mulligan Leads Voice Cast Of Laika’s Ambitious And Visually Stunning Stop-Motion Fantasy Epic – London Film Festival
- IndieWire‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Epic Stop-Motion Wonder Lacks the Magic of the Studio’s Best Movies
- The Guardian CultureWildwood review – Laika’s pleasingly old fashioned stop-motion magic-forest odyssey
- Variety‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Reflects on Animated Feature’s 16-Year Journey at London Premiere: ‘When We Started This, Barack Obama Was a Fresh-Faced President’
Sources
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- ‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Reflects on Animated Feature’s 16-Year Journey at London Premiere: ‘When We Started This, Barack Obama Was a Fresh-Faced President’ Variety ·
- Wildwood review – Laika’s pleasingly old fashioned stop-motion magic-forest odyssey The Guardian Culture ·
- ‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Most Ambitious Feature to Date Is a Richly Textured, Transportive Fairytale Epic Variety ·
- ‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Ambitious Stop-Motion Epic Is Both a Technical and Emotional Triumph Movies | Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘Wildwood’ Review: Carey Mulligan Leads Voice Cast Of Laika’s Ambitious And Visually Stunning Stop-Motion Fantasy Epic – London Film Festival Deadline
- ‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Epic Stop-Motion Wonder Lacks the Magic of the Studio’s Best Movies IndieWire
- ‘Wildwood Director’ Travis Knight On LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Fantasy Epic: “It Took Us 16 Years To Make This Movie” – Contenders London Deadline
In this story
- Laika
- Travis Knight
- Carey Mulligan
- Mahershala Ali
- Chris Butler
- Carson Ellis