Thursday, September 8, 2011

LAIKA to make novel "Wildwood"

     The studio that brought you Coraline and releasing next year ParaNorman will now make Colin Meloy, singer for The Decemberists, and his wife Carson Ellis's young adult novel Wildwood in to a film. The book is about “Prue McKneel, a young lady who must confront a world filled with magic and danger after her younger brother is kidnapped, forcing her to enter the Impassable Wilderness" The book is based on Portland OR. Which is good because I live in Oregon and its rare to hear Oregon in a film.
       CEO Travis Knight said a bout the film-
It’s a story in the grand tradition of Tolkien, as big as ‘Lord of the Rings’ with a wonderful contemporary quality as well. Nothing of its kind has been attempted in our medium. You have these epic scenes alongside very nuanced character moments, which are the two hardest things to do in stop-motion. It’s exciting to imagine how this might all come together. 
      Lets see how this turns out.

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