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Wildwood Director Travis Knight Assembles Powerhouse Voice Cast for LAIKA’s Most Ambitious Film to Date

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LAIKA President & CEO Travis Knight today announced the voice cast for Wildwood, the Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning animation studios next feature film.

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  • LAIKA President & CEO Travis Knight today announced the voice cast for Wildwood, the Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning animation studios next feature film.
  • Wildwood, based on the series of novels by Colin Meloy, lead singer for The Decemberists, and illustrator Carson Ellis is currently in production at LAIKA Studios outside Portland, Oregon.
  • Knight, who won the BAFTA for directing LAIKAs Kubo and the Two Strings and also directed Paramounts hit movie Bumblebee, directs from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Missing Link).
  • Their committed performances elevate Wildwood, and are a remarkable gift for LAIKAs animators.

LAIKA and Bill Dubuque Team Up for “The Night Gardener”

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The Night Gardener is a beautiful and timeless story that quickens the pulse as often as it breaks the heart, says Knight.

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  • The Night Gardener is a beautiful and timeless story that quickens the pulse as often as it breaks the heart, says Knight.
  • I'm delighted that Travis Knight saw in The Night Gardener a story worthy of the time intensive process and collective talent of LAIKA's in-house artisans, says Dubuque.
  • About LAIKA: LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon by President & CEO Travis Knight.
  • LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing.

LAIKA Continues 15th Anniversary Celebration With Screenings of All Its Oscar®-Nominated Films and Q&As With Key Filmmakers at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry From October 15-31

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At the heart of every LAIKA film are the artists who meticulously craft every element.

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  • At the heart of every LAIKA film are the artists who meticulously craft every element.
  • LAIKA films are a triumph of imagination, ingenuity and craftsmanship and have redefined the limits of modern animation.
  • LAIKA was also awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar plaque in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing.
  • Recently, the studio announced its first live action feature film based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by screenwriter John Brownlow.

LAIKA Announces Wildwood – Based on the Novel by The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy – As the Award-Winning Studio’s Next Animated Film, Directed by Travis Knight

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LAIKAs next animated feature film is Wildwood, based on the bestselling novel written by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis.

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  • LAIKAs next animated feature film is Wildwood, based on the bestselling novel written by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis.
  • The announcement was made today by Travis Knight, President & CEO of the award-winning animation studio, who will direct the film.
  • With Wildwood, I have the opportunity to tell a madly ambitious story of magic, wonder, and danger set in the place I grew up.
  • Recently, the studio announced its first live action feature film based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by screenwriter John Brownlow.