Laika (LY-kə; Russian: Лáйка; c. 1954 - 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became the first living creature to orbit Earth.
231 Weeks of work, 49 animators, and some shots only give you 1 to 4 seconds of finished animation per week. That's the scale behind LAIKA's WILDWOOD, headed for a 2026 release, with 136 handcrafted sets and more than…
LAIKA Wildwood stop-motion production
Awkwafina is officially cast as Septima in LAIKA's WILDWOOD, hitting theaters October 23.
Awkwafina is Septima in Laika's WILDWOOD, opening theaters October 23 #Awkwafina
Getting a golden eagle to read as alive in stop-motion is its own problem, and LAIKA's WILDWOOD answer is roughly 2 and a half feet of bird with a 5-foot wingspan. Three puppets were built for the role, and between them…
Laika just dropped the final trailer for WILDWOOD, which hits theaters on October 23.
WILDWOOD final trailer
Laika just dropped a new poster for WILDWOOD, which is set to hit theaters on October 23.
Travis Knight tells Vanity Fair that artificial intelligence is really antithetical to everything we stand for at LAIKA. He insists artists are central to the studio's work, describing stop motion as wearing its humanity…
Travis Knight says the massive battle sequence in WILDWOOD is Laika's single most difficult challenge ever, forcing stop-motion animation to handle live-action kinetic movement while stuck with physical limits. The…
Laika's WILDWOOD gets a new look after over a decade in development. It hits theaters on October 23.
Laika has released new posters for its cinematic event WILDWOOD. The film hits theaters on October 23. Stop-motion character Prue, voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, is shown with a serious expression among ivy vines…
LAIKA's 'WILDWOOD' holds the record as the longest stop-motion animated film ever made. The runtime clocks in at exactly 2 hours and 20 minutes. It features a procession of anthropomorphic animal characters walking along…
LAIKA has dropped a new teaser for WILDWOOD. The full trailer is scheduled to release tomorrow. It features a lone warrior in ornate armor and a distinctive helmet kneeling in a misty forest clearing, facing soldiers…
WILDWOOD teaser LAIKA
the patience required for this is insane
LAIKA's 'WILDWOOD' holds the record as the longest stop-motion animated film ever made. The runtime clocks in at exactly 2 hours and 20 minutes. It features a procession of anthropomorphic animal characters walking along a path toward a giant, vibrant orange tree. Dressed in simple flowing robes, the group includes a goat-like figure, a bear, and a dog. The scene carries a fantastical and serene m
Fr, the market is so toxic right now that it's basically impossible to fund stop motion when studios only care about quick clicks and AI generation.
LAIKA just shared a new teaser for WILDWOOD. The accompanying text frames the choice to make a stop-motion film as a quiet act of rebellion in an era where entire worlds can be built with a click and videos generated from a prompt. A FEATURETTE tag appears on screen.
