Entertainmentby Alex Ritman
Travis Knight Reflects on 'Wildwood's 16-Year Journey
Key Takeaways
- "Wildwood" had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.
- Director Travis Knight spent 16 years developing and producing the stop-motion epic.
- The painstaking production process involves moving tiny physical objects frame by frame.
- Development began during Barack Obama's first term as U.S. President.
Laika's ambitious stop-motion fantasy epic "Wildwood" held its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, where director Travis Knight reflected on the film's extraordinary 16-year journey. Speaking alongside voice cast members, Knight detailed the meticulous and time-consuming nature of stop-motion animation.
He remarked that development on the project started a decade before production officially ramped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparing the timeline, Knight joked that a child born when the film's journey began was old enough to drive him to the premiere.
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