Wendell & Wild

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Wendell & Wild is an upcoming American stop-motion animated dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Henry Selick, from a script by Selick and Jordan Peele, based on Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman's unpublished book.[1][2] Produced by Netflix Animation, Monkeypaw Productions, Gotham Group,[3] and Principato-Young Entertainment, the film stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as the titular characters, with Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames in supporting roles. This is Selick's first feature film since 2009's Coraline.

Wendell & Wild is scheduled to be released in October 2022, on Netflix.[4]

Premise

Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild (Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele), enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) to summon them to the Land of the Living.[4][5]

Voice cast

Additionally, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Igal Naor, Gary Gatewood, Gabrielle Dennis, David Harewood, and Maxine Peake have been cast in undisclosed roles.[4]

Production

Development

On November 3, 2015, it was reported that Henry Selick was developing Wendell & Wild, a new stop-motion feature with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, based on an original story by Selick.[7] On March 14, 2018, the film was picked up by Netflix.[8] In a July 2019 interview, Key described the voice acting process, where "Jordan and I came in and did a session against static at recording booths, sitting looking across at Jordan and it's lots of ideas flowing, cutting each other off to keep that organic feeling. That usually ends up on the cutting room floor as you find the voices and you want a little refinement–some rhythm. We spent a good deal of time with an initial scene that Henry wrote discovering the characters and the framework of the scene. And then he uses that as inspiration to keep writing".[9] Pablo Lobato served as lead designer on the stop-motion puppets.[10] On June 4, 2020, Bruno Coulais was confirmed as the composer.[11][12] On March 14, 2022, the cast was revealed by Netflix on YouTube.[4]

Animation

On June 15, 2020, production was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lead writer and voice actor Peele explaining he, "had an absolute blast working with Henry Selick and the crew for Wendell & Wild. I cannot wait for you to discover this film".[13] In an October 8, 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the film's producer, Gotham Group CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, elaborated on the project by saying, "we're mid-production in Portland, Oregon, where the crew has suffered through fires, most recently, COVID and a lot of political and social unrest. It's been a very challenging movie."[14] Editing was done by Robert Anich, while Peter Sorg served as cinematographer.[15][16]Vorlage:Better source needed By February 2021, production on the film was ongoing in Portland.[17]

Release

Wendell & Wild is scheduled to be released in October 2022, on Netflix.[4] On November 6, 2018, Netflix announced the film was scheduled to be released in 2021.[18][19][20] On July 18, 2019, Key announced the film was planned to be released in late 2020.[10] On January 14, 2021, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that the film's release would be moved to "2022 or later", to meet Netflix's criteria of releasing six animated features per year.[21] Simon & Schuster would adapt the screenplay to novel form, to tie into the film's release.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Wendell & Wild. In: Writers Guild of America West. Abgerufen am 9. April 2022.
  2. ↑ Terry Flores: 'Klaus', 'I Lost My Body' Top 47th Annie Awards as Netflix Dominates. In: Variety. 25. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 1. April 2020.
  3. ↑ Denise Petski: The Gotham Group Inks First-Look Deal With Fox 21 Television Studios. In: Deadline Hollywood. 6. Februar 2020, abgerufen am 2. August 2020.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jack King: 'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast. In: Collider. 14. März 2022, abgerufen am 14. März 2022.
  5. ↑ Second 'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Introduces Kat
  6. ↑ a b Netflix Tunes the Dial to Demonic with 'Wendell & Wild' Teaser
  7. ↑ Terry Flores: Henry Selick, Key & Peele Developing Animated Feature 'Wendell and Wild' (Exclusive). In: Variety. 3. November 2015, abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2019.
  8. ↑ Mike Jr. Fleming: Netflix Wins Stop-Motion Animated 'Wendell And Wild': Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key Aboard. In: Deadline Hollywood. 14. März 2018, abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2019.
  9. ↑ Mercedes Milligan: Keegan-Michael Key: 'Wendell and Wild' Could Premiere Next Year. In: Animation Magazine. 19. Juli 2019, abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2020.
  10. ↑ a b Sabina Graves: Key and Peele's 'Wendell and Wild' Eyeing Late 2020 or 2021 Release. In: ComingSoon.net. 18. Juli 2019, abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2020.
  11. ↑ John Hopewell, Jamie Lang: Annecy Film Festival Presentations Include 'Frozen 2' Doc, Lord & Miller, and 'Chicken Run' Reunion. In: Variety. 4. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 5. Juni 2020.
  12. ↑ Bill Desowitz: Annecy 2020 Online's Masterclasses and Previews, from 'Spider-Verse' Follow-Up to 'Frozen 2' Doc. In: IndieWire. 4. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 5. Juni 2020.
  13. ↑ Jamie Lang: Annecy Hosts Netflix Masterclass for 'Wendell & Wild's' Henry Selick, Bruno Coulais. In: Variety. 15. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 30. Juli 2020.
  14. ↑ a b Tatiana Siegel: Gotham Group CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein on Mass Agent Exodus and the Future of the 'Maze Runner' Franchise. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 8. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2020.
  15. ↑ Peter Sorg Biography
  16. ↑ Robert Anich Biography
  17. ↑ Chance Solem-Pfeifer: Portland Remains a World Hub for Stop-Motion Animation. In: Willamette Week. 10. Februar 2021, abgerufen am 22. August 2021.
  18. ↑ Dave Trumbore: Netflix Sets Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' and Henry Selick's 'Wendell & Wild' for 2021. In: Collider. 6. November 2018, abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2019.
  19. ↑ Lena Wilson: The 25 Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2021. In: The Playlist. 20. Januar 2021, abgerufen am 9. Februar 2021.
  20. ↑ Craig Elvy: The Most Anticipated Movies of 2021. In: Screen Rant. 6. Januar 2021, abgerufen am 9. Februar 2021.
  21. ↑ Alex De Wit: Netflix Unveils 2021 Animated Film Slate, Including Sony Pictures Animation's 'Wish Dragon' And Two Aardman Specials. In: Cartoon Brew. 14. Januar 2021, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2021.
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