This stunning new stop-motion epic looks like Spirited Away for Nightmare Before Christmas fans

Laika is back with a break-taking new trailer Over the past two decades, Laika has made a name for itself as one of the best animation studios working in stop-motion movies. The Portland, Oregon-based outfit launched with 2009's Coraline, and has since followed that up with ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and Missing Link (2019). Now, Laika is back with the first teaser trailer for Wildwood, which blends the studio's breathtaking handcrafted aesthetic with a wild adventure straight out of a Studio Ghibli movie. Written by Chris Butler and directed by Travis Knight (the duo behind Kubo and the Two Strings and the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe), Wildwood begins its story in a modern world like our own before transporting audiences into a dark, fantasy realm. With its young female protagonist forced onto an adventure to save her family, the story feels like a new spin on Spirited Away. Here's the official synopsis from Laika: After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness—an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, O