Laika released Travis Knight's stop-motion adaptation of Colin Meloy's Wildwood in theaters on October 27, 2026. Reporting has established that the film cost $100 million, that Laika optioned the novel before it was published, and that production took 16 years. The Decemberists perform songs on the soundtrack, and Mark Evan Jackson voices the governor. The discussion has moved from the film's hand-built visuals and its status as the longest stop-motion animated film ever made to its awards prospects, after Coyote vs. Acme was ruled eligible for Best Animated Feature, putting Wildwood's frontrunner status in doubt.