
I filmed Never Look Away in German, which I do not speak - and photographed Lion King in a virtual world I knew nothing about. “Which means working on a project where I have no idea what the hell I’m doing. “I’m always looking to doing something I’ve never done before,” Deschanel said in an email to IndieWire. This will be his first attempt at stop-motion animation. Six-time Oscar nominee Caleb Deschanel will serve as cinematographer on the project. “My very own Portland will join that pantheon of unforgettable fantasy realms, with a stirring epic that will kindle imaginations, lift spirits, and break hearts.” “With Wildwood, I have the opportunity to tell a madly ambitious story of magic, wonder, and danger set in the place I grew up,” he added. “As a deep-dyed native son of Oregon, I have rainwater, microbrew, and fair-trade coffee coursing through my veins,” said Knight in a statement, according to Deadline. Chris Butler - whose credits include Laika’s Missing Link - is writing the screenplay, but n o voice cast or release date have been announced yet. Along for the ride to the place beyond the Portland city limits is Prue’s classmate, Curtis. SlashFilm reported Travis McKnight, Laika’s president and chief executive officer, is onboard to direct the movie, which is about young Prue, who enters a mysterious, magical wonderland filled with talking animals in an effort to rescue her baby brother, Mac. Meloy is also the lead singer for the rock band, The Decemberists.


Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings film studio Laika is working on a stop-motion adaptation of Colin Meloy’s young-adult, fantasy novel, Wildwood.
