{"id":849428,"date":"2026-08-07T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849428\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:10:14","slug":"laika-spotlights-hands-behind-the-craft-in-stunning-wildwood-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849428\/","title":{"rendered":"Laika spotlights \u201chands\u201d behind the craft in stunning Wildwood poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-b508b22e-9178-11f1-ad3c-73fbd49c92f8\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-redirect=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tag\/animation\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Animation<\/a> studio Laika is gearing up for the release of its upcoming stop motion movie Wildwood, and to build the hype, fans have been blessed with a new poster. Simple yet stunning, the design captures the magic of stop-motion in a wonderful return to form for the studio.<\/p>\n<p>The<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/features\/best-film-posters-all-time\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/features\/best-film-posters-all-time\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/features\/best-film-posters-all-time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> best movie posters<\/a> often feature minimalist design and bold visuals, but the underrated star of the Wildwood poster is one ingeniously worded phrase. In a world battling the AI slop invasion in cinema, the simple tagline, &#8220;From the hands that made Coraline,&#8221; is a refreshing reminder of the tactile beauty of human-made design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:125.08%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nx3TBtdZYcue8uSHZg8DQ9.webp\" alt=\"Poster for Laika's Wildwood\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nx3TBtdZYcue8uSHZg8DQ9.webp\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nx3TBtdZYcue8uSHZg8DQ9.webp\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Laika)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d701c290-917c-11f1-b956-4f66f0e1ef80\">The poster features the main character, Prue McKeel, on a mission to rescue her baby brother from a swooping sea of crows. Behind her looms the towering figure of antagonist Alexandra Svik, set beneath the film&#8217;s stunning wordmark made of warped vines and untamed foliage.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos FromCreative Bloq<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d701c290-917c-11f1-b956-4f66f0e1ef80-1\">While the design is simple and features plenty of white space (which I would typically chastise as the cardinal sin of poster design), the design carries an authority that lets the character design and art style shine. Spotlighting the &#8220;hands&#8221; behind the craft, the poster radiates a natural, unmistakably human-made quality that doesn&#8217;t shout for attention with garish design.<\/p>\n<p>Wildwood \u2013 Official Teaser Trailer &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786108214_703_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wildwood \u2013 Official Teaser Trailer - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-POneS8h1jyU\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/POneS8h1jyU\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/POneS8h1jyU\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-49943e8e-9180-11f1-93b3-492f65ec9627\">As a huge fan of Laika&#8217;s work, from Coraline to Kubo and the Two Strings, it&#8217;s safe to say I&#8217;m pretty excited to see what Wildwood has in store. After the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/entertainment\/movies-tv-shows\/thats-not-horror-thats-just-giving-up-critics-slam-ice-cream-man-after-eli-roths-ai-confession\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/entertainment\/movies-tv-shows\/thats-not-horror-thats-just-giving-up-critics-slam-ice-cream-man-after-eli-roths-ai-confession\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/entertainment\/movies-tv-shows\/thats-not-horror-thats-just-giving-up-critics-slam-ice-cream-man-after-eli-roths-ai-confession\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI controversy<\/a> surrounding Eli Roth&#8217;s Ice Cream Man and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Netflix debating<\/a><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/ai\/how-a-filmmaker-turned-a-10-year-old-unmakeable-movie-idea-into-reality-with-ai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> hosting AI films,<\/a> Laika&#8217;s signature animation style is a breath of fresh air that has momentarily restored my wavering faith in cinema.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to Creative Bloq&#8217;s daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Animation studio Laika is gearing up for the release of its upcoming stop motion movie Wildwood, and to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":["post-849428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}