Wildwood | Laika | 2025 | Fathom might be distributing it

[YM!]

 

Edited August 23 by YM!

[kayumanggi]

 

[Morieris]

I feel like I've been hearing about this for almost 10 years and yet the cast is a surprise to me. I completely missed this.

[kayumanggi]

[AniNate]

Wonder if we'll be getting some kind of trailer with the Coraline rerelease, that'd be a nice surprise

[ThomasNicole]

1 hour ago, kayumanggi said:

So gorgeous i love Laika

 

The best argument in favor of nepotism will always be Travis Knight 

[ThomasNicole]

15 minutes ago, AniNate said:

Wonder if we'll be getting some kind of trailer with the Coraline rerelease, that'd be a nice surprise

I hope so, already get my tickets for Coraline, but it would be nice to have a surprise trailer in it 

[YM!]

Anyone know who is distributing it and if it will be theatrical? I could see Universal giving another go if Piece by Piece does well.

[kayumanggi]

 

Edited August 16 by kayumanggi

[kayumanggi]

 

[AniNate]

‘Coraline’ Is a Box Office Hit Again, Marking a New Chapter for Laika (thewrap.com)

 

And by being able to both scare and emotionally move millions of teens with a coming-of-age dark fantasy, “Coraline” formed the cornerstone of Laika’s still-growing reputation as a bastion for visually and narratively original animation. All five of the Oregon-based studio’s feature films have been nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and their sixth film, “Wildwood,” is set to hit theaters next April.

 

Implication from this article seems to be that it will remain a Fathom distribution effort

 

Edited August 23 by AniNate

[Jonwo]

5 minutes ago, AniNate said:

‘Coraline’ Is a Box Office Hit Again, Marking a New Chapter for Laika (thewrap.com)

 

And by being able to both scare and emotionally move millions of teens with a coming-of-age dark fantasy, “Coraline” formed the cornerstone of Laika’s still-growing reputation as a bastion for visually and narratively original animation. All five of the Oregon-based studio’s feature films have been nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and their sixth film, “Wildwood,” is set to hit theaters next April.

 

Implication from this article seems to be that it will remain a Fathom distribution effort

 

Will be an interesting endeavour for Fathom as their distribution strategy has been limited to rereleases and concert films. A new Laika film likely has a lot more costs.

[Eric the Marxist]

6 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

Will be an interesting endeavour for Fathom as their distribution strategy has been limited to rereleases and concert films. A new Laika film likely has a lot more costs.

They've actually released original movies. Mainly low-budget Christian stuff, but the precedence is there.

[AniNate]

Lmfao, they removed April from the Wrap article. Now it just says 2025.

 

Annoying how a lot of people have been reporting that release frame but it seems they're all just going off a random internet source, not actually getting inside confirmation

[AniNate]

Take it with a grain of salt but screen daily now saying "late 2025"

 

https://www.screendaily.com/features/how-laikas-coraline-became-the-re-release-hit-of-the-year/5196528.article

 

Interesting article on how Laika has maintained relevance through their five year absence leading up to the Coraline rerelease anyway

[dudalb]

On 8/23/2024 at 6:56 AM, Eric Ripley said:

They've actually released original movies. Mainly low-budget Christian stuff, but the precedence is there.

Yes, Fathom has done some original releases.

I just wonder why Laika films have trouble getting general releases. It;s not like their movies seem just as commerical as some other animated films.