# Wildwood Review: Laika's Latest Sweeping Tale

> Laika's Wildwood premieres at London Film Festival after 16 years in development.
- Title: Wildwood Review: Laika's Latest Sweeping Tale · Deadline
- Summary: Laika's Wildwood premieres at London Film Festival after 16 years in development. Laika's stop-motion film Wildwood, developed over 16 years, premieres at…
- Keywords: wildwood, laika, travis knight, coraline, paranorman, missing link, kubo, portland, stop motion, london film festival, afi fest, colin meloy
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/wildwood-review-laika-movie-1237153776
- Author: Pete Hammond
- Published: 2026-10-11T13:15:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: wildwood, laika, travis knight, coraline, paranorman, missing link, kubo, portland, stop motion, london film festival, afi fest, colin meloy
## Wildwood Premiere
Laika's Wildwood premieres at London Film Festival after 16 years in development.
## Portland Story
This stop-motion film adapts Colin Meloy's book set in Portland, OR, featuring a magical forest with talking animals.
## Brother Rescue
A scrappy young heroine fights to save her baby brother after crows abduct him from Portland streets.
## Key takeaway

Laika's stop-motion film Wildwood, developed over 16 years, premieres at London Film Festival with a Portland-based story about a girl saving her brother from crows.