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Before Raúl Cocolotl was a teenage trans boy helping Wendell & Wild‘s heroine Katherine “Kat” Koniqua Elliot save her town from demons, economic downturn and the prison industrial complex, he was simply what the stop-motion feature’s director Henry Selick calls a classic “goth loser kid.”
The narratively complex, visually striking and representationally groundbreaking animated movie, which was released late last month on Netflix, is based on a short story Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman around 20 years ago. For the stop-motion legend’s 2022 take, which he wrote with Oscar-winner Jordan Peele, they modernized the story, setting it at an all-girls school in a town facing down a rusted-out economy and the threat of private prison developers.
Despite those changes, Selick was committed to keeping Raúl in the story, even if he existed differently. “I still needed Raúl to be a part of it,...
Before Raúl Cocolotl was a teenage trans boy helping Wendell & Wild‘s heroine Katherine “Kat” Koniqua Elliot save her town from demons, economic downturn and the prison industrial complex, he was simply what the stop-motion feature’s director Henry Selick calls a classic “goth loser kid.”
The narratively complex, visually striking and representationally groundbreaking animated movie, which was released late last month on Netflix, is based on a short story Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman around 20 years ago. For the stop-motion legend’s 2022 take, which he wrote with Oscar-winner Jordan Peele, they modernized the story, setting it at an all-girls school in a town facing down a rusted-out economy and the threat of private prison developers.
Despite those changes, Selick was committed to keeping Raúl in the story, even if he existed differently. “I still needed Raúl to be a part of it,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Wendell & Wild," the latest animation offering from stop-motion juggernaut Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas"), is as weird and wonderful as a Selick and Jordan Peele collaboration sounds. While only several weeks old, the film already feels buried beneath the sheer volume of television and movies Netflix released this Halloween season. As soon as one film lands on the streaming platform, hundreds of titles are waiting in the wings to take its place. But "Wendell & Wild" is not only Selick's first directorial outing since "Coraline," but also a stop-motion saga that deserves to stand alongside the latter as a pioneering piece of animation.
With a script co-written by Peele, "Wendell & Wild" is as funny -- and scary -- as his involvement suggests. The film revolves around Kat Elliot's (Lyric Ross) quest to revive her parents from the dead. "Wendell & Wild" barrels through a tapestry of gothic horror iconography,...
With a script co-written by Peele, "Wendell & Wild" is as funny -- and scary -- as his involvement suggests. The film revolves around Kat Elliot's (Lyric Ross) quest to revive her parents from the dead. "Wendell & Wild" barrels through a tapestry of gothic horror iconography,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
"Wendell & Wild" is the new stop-motion animated comedy horror feature directed by Henry Selick ("Coraline"), starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames, now streaming on Netflix:
"...scheming 'demon' brothers, 'Wendell' and 'Wild'...
"...enlist the aid of 'Kat Elliot' to summon them to the 'Land of the Living'..."
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"...scheming 'demon' brothers, 'Wendell' and 'Wild'...
"...enlist the aid of 'Kat Elliot' to summon them to the 'Land of the Living'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/6/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Plot: A young orphan girl discovers she’s a Hell Maiden who has been assigned a pair of personal demons named Wendell and Wild.
Review: About thirty years ago, director / stop-motion animator Henry Selick teamed up with Tim Burton to create a film that has been embraced as both a Halloween classic and a Christmas classic: The Nightmare Before Christmas. Now Selick has joined forces with genre filmmaker Jordan Peele to craft another stop-motion animated film that may not quite reach the level of The Nightmare Before Christmas, but is sure to earn its own solid fanbase. Based on an unpublished novel Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman, the film is called Wendell & Wild – and it’s about a pair of goofball demons.
The lead character in the film is actually Kat Elliot (voiced by Lyric Ross), a young girl whose parents were killed in a car accident five years earlier.
Review: About thirty years ago, director / stop-motion animator Henry Selick teamed up with Tim Burton to create a film that has been embraced as both a Halloween classic and a Christmas classic: The Nightmare Before Christmas. Now Selick has joined forces with genre filmmaker Jordan Peele to craft another stop-motion animated film that may not quite reach the level of The Nightmare Before Christmas, but is sure to earn its own solid fanbase. Based on an unpublished novel Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman, the film is called Wendell & Wild – and it’s about a pair of goofball demons.
The lead character in the film is actually Kat Elliot (voiced by Lyric Ross), a young girl whose parents were killed in a car accident five years earlier.
- 10/28/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sometimes tragedy begets opportunity. Case in point: Henry Selick’s The Shadow King being unceremoniously scrapped by Pixar. It was supposed to be his follow-up to Coraline and buzz was strong before things went south. So while Selick took a creative step away in the aftermath, he found Key and Peele debuting on Comedy Central. The director would ultimately finish its five-season run and declare Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele the “boldest, bravest, and funniest” comedy duo of his lifetime, vowing to reach out and broach the subject of collaboration in the future. While that inevitable meeting’s purpose was to enlist their vocal talents, Peele turned the tables to ask if he might also produce whatever Selick did next. And there in the drawer sat Wendell & Wild.
Born as a short story with early sketches of the titular demons based on Selick’s sons (and ultimately credited as...
Born as a short story with early sketches of the titular demons based on Selick’s sons (and ultimately credited as...
- 10/27/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Animation, like social progress, takes a long time. It’s been thirteen years since Henry Selick’s last film, “Coraline,” premiered to critical adoration and major box-office success. Despite a few Oscar nominations and becoming the third-highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time, it still took over a decade for Selick to get another movie made.
Thanks to co-writer Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions, Selick was able to birth another animated fantasy with “Wendell & Wild,” a twisted comedy about the dangers of playing with life and death. Sounds like the perfect topic for a kids’ movie, yeah?
Drawing on the darker themes that made his first film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” such a refreshing success, “Wendell & Wild” doesn’t handle its young audience with kid gloves. The film’s plucky protagonist is an orphan with special powers name Kat (voiced by Lyric Ross), and the movie opens with...
Thanks to co-writer Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions, Selick was able to birth another animated fantasy with “Wendell & Wild,” a twisted comedy about the dangers of playing with life and death. Sounds like the perfect topic for a kids’ movie, yeah?
Drawing on the darker themes that made his first film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” such a refreshing success, “Wendell & Wild” doesn’t handle its young audience with kid gloves. The film’s plucky protagonist is an orphan with special powers name Kat (voiced by Lyric Ross), and the movie opens with...
- 10/20/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick and genre regular Jordan Peele have teamed up for the stop-motion horror comedy Wendell & Wild, which is set to reach select theatres on October 21st before heading over to the Netflix streaming service on October 28th. So we’re going to have the chance to watch the movie just in time for Halloween! With those release dates swiftly approaching, a full trailer for Wendell & Wild has arrived online, and you can check that out in the embed above.
Scripted by Selick and Peele, Wendell & Wild is based on an unpublished book Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman. The film has the following synopsis:
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell and Wild, who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with...
Scripted by Selick and Peele, Wendell & Wild is based on an unpublished book Selick wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman. The film has the following synopsis:
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell and Wild, who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with...
- 10/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"Wendell & Wild" is the new stop-motion animated comedy horror feature directed by Henry Selick ("Coraline"), starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames, opening in theaters, then streaming on Netflix October 28, 2022:
"...scheming 'demon' brothers, 'Wendell' and 'Wild'...
"...enlist the aid of 'Kat Elliot' to summon them to the 'Land of the Living'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...scheming 'demon' brothers, 'Wendell' and 'Wild'...
"...enlist the aid of 'Kat Elliot' to summon them to the 'Land of the Living'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/11/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix’s twisted trailer for Wendell & Wild teases fine Halloween fun, especially for those who are into stop-motion animation. Wendell & Wild comes from writer/director Henry Selick – director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline – and Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Get Out), and is set for release on Netflix on October 28, 2022.
The voice cast includes Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key as Wild and Peele as Wendell. Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, and Gabrielle Dennis also lend their voices to the 2022 animated film. Additional voice cast members include Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood, and Ving Rhames.
Henry Selick, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, and Monkeypaw’s Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld produced. Kamil Oshundara, Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper, and The Gotham Group’s Lindsay Williams and Eddie Gamarra executive produced.
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The voice cast includes Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key as Wild and Peele as Wendell. Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, and Gabrielle Dennis also lend their voices to the 2022 animated film. Additional voice cast members include Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood, and Ving Rhames.
Henry Selick, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, and Monkeypaw’s Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld produced. Kamil Oshundara, Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper, and The Gotham Group’s Lindsay Williams and Eddie Gamarra executive produced.
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- 10/10/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The team-up you never knew you needed — director Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele — is inching ever closer, friends. The upcoming Netflix animated film "Wendell & Wild" has a brand new trailer, and needless to say, the new sneak peek has us just as hyped up for its release as the last one (which was technically just a teaser).
In the new trailer, we meet Kat, a teenage "Hell Maiden" who comes face to face with a team of demons who want out of the Underworld. It is clearly up to Kat, a young punk with nothing to lose, to wrestle with those demons (literally and figuratively) before their army of the dead takes over everything.
/Film's own Sarah Milner reviewed the film out of Toronto International Film Festival and found it "grim, and vibrant, and weird while also being poignant, and stylish, and funny — everything you could want for...
In the new trailer, we meet Kat, a teenage "Hell Maiden" who comes face to face with a team of demons who want out of the Underworld. It is clearly up to Kat, a young punk with nothing to lose, to wrestle with those demons (literally and figuratively) before their army of the dead takes over everything.
/Film's own Sarah Milner reviewed the film out of Toronto International Film Festival and found it "grim, and vibrant, and weird while also being poignant, and stylish, and funny — everything you could want for...
- 10/10/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, joins forces with Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, Nope) for the brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, and Netflix has debuted the full trailer this morning. Wendell & Wild first comes to select theaters on October 21, 2022, followed by the Netflix streaming premiere on October 28.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
Watch the Wendell & Wild official trailer below for a spooky new look at the film!
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat...
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
Watch the Wendell & Wild official trailer below for a spooky new look at the film!
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat...
- 10/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Key & Peele,” meet “Wendell & Wild.”
Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key reunite onscreen by way of stop-motion avatars in Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild,” released seven years after their sketch comedy series concluded. “Get Out” Oscar winner Peele co-wrote the script and produces with director Selick.
The film centers on two demons (Key and Peele) who strike a deal with a troubled orphan (Lyric Ross) to enter the Land of the Living. Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinall Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood, and Ving Rhames also lend their voices to the film.
“Coraline” director Selick helms the stop-motion animated feature which premiered at 2022 TIFF and is set to open the Animation Is Film Festival October 21.
“I’m delighted my new film ‘Wendell & Wild,’ co-written and produced with Jordan Peele, will have its U.
Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key reunite onscreen by way of stop-motion avatars in Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild,” released seven years after their sketch comedy series concluded. “Get Out” Oscar winner Peele co-wrote the script and produces with director Selick.
The film centers on two demons (Key and Peele) who strike a deal with a troubled orphan (Lyric Ross) to enter the Land of the Living. Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinall Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood, and Ving Rhames also lend their voices to the film.
“Coraline” director Selick helms the stop-motion animated feature which premiered at 2022 TIFF and is set to open the Animation Is Film Festival October 21.
“I’m delighted my new film ‘Wendell & Wild,’ co-written and produced with Jordan Peele, will have its U.
- 10/10/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Henry Selick, whose last feature was 2009’s masterpiece “Coraline,” is back at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival with “Wendell & Wild.” It’s a delightful return to form for the man who put stop-motion back on the map, and a charmingly devious collaboration with comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, reunited after their groundbreaking comedy series ended Tk.
After watching her parents die in a tragic car accident, troubled teen Kat (Lyric Ross) spent her adolescence shunted from juvy home to juvy home, getting in trouble, and hating the world. When she returns to her childhood hometown of Rust Bank to join a local Catholic school’s teen rehabilitation program, she finds a ghost town where there was once a thriving community. Wealthy bureaucrats have overrun the town and now hope to bulldoze the last of the community’s resources to build a private prison.
Meanwhile, in a technicolor demonic dimension,...
After watching her parents die in a tragic car accident, troubled teen Kat (Lyric Ross) spent her adolescence shunted from juvy home to juvy home, getting in trouble, and hating the world. When she returns to her childhood hometown of Rust Bank to join a local Catholic school’s teen rehabilitation program, she finds a ghost town where there was once a thriving community. Wealthy bureaucrats have overrun the town and now hope to bulldoze the last of the community’s resources to build a private prison.
Meanwhile, in a technicolor demonic dimension,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Emma Stefansky
- Indiewire
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Too many years might have passed since Henry Selick last graced the animation world with one of his unique stop-motion creations (2009’s Coraline to be exact), but he returns with a fresh, highly original concoction of playful Grand Guignol proportions in the form of Wendell & Wild.
A happy collaboration with Jordan Peele, who unmistakably adds his own personal creative stamp, the horror satire is nevertheless right up Selick’s nightmare alley, complete with demon siblings, reanimated cadavers and penguin nuns, all wrapped up in a subversive punk rock sensibility. While it would obviously never be mistaken for gentler Pixar fare, the Netflix title (it’s scheduled to land on the streamer Oct. 28, a week after a theatrical bow) packs an all-ages appeal, based on the roar of approval that greeted its TIFF world premiere screening.
Based on the never-published book of the same...
Too many years might have passed since Henry Selick last graced the animation world with one of his unique stop-motion creations (2009’s Coraline to be exact), but he returns with a fresh, highly original concoction of playful Grand Guignol proportions in the form of Wendell & Wild.
A happy collaboration with Jordan Peele, who unmistakably adds his own personal creative stamp, the horror satire is nevertheless right up Selick’s nightmare alley, complete with demon siblings, reanimated cadavers and penguin nuns, all wrapped up in a subversive punk rock sensibility. While it would obviously never be mistaken for gentler Pixar fare, the Netflix title (it’s scheduled to land on the streamer Oct. 28, a week after a theatrical bow) packs an all-ages appeal, based on the roar of approval that greeted its TIFF world premiere screening.
Based on the never-published book of the same...
- 9/12/2022
- by Michael Rechtshaffen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Move over "The Nightmare Before Christmas" — there's a new stop-motion horror flick in town, ready to steal the hearts and inspire cosplay. Premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, "Wendell & Wild" is the much-hyped collaboration between the king of stop-motion animation, Henry Selick, and acclaimed horror director and funny man, Jordan Peele. The two filmmakers have very different styles, but are able to blend them beautifully; "Wendell & Wild" is grim, and vibrant, and weird while also being poignant, and stylish, and funny — everything you could want for a PG-13 horror movie for kids.
"Wendell & Wild" is the most punk-rock Selick film yet. Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) is a tough 13-year-old girl fresh out of juvenile detention. She suffered great tragedy in her childhood, which has hardened her; afraid to let anyone get close to her, she exudes a confident, aggressive energy to keep people away. This works...
"Wendell & Wild" is the most punk-rock Selick film yet. Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) is a tough 13-year-old girl fresh out of juvenile detention. She suffered great tragedy in her childhood, which has hardened her; afraid to let anyone get close to her, she exudes a confident, aggressive energy to keep people away. This works...
- 9/12/2022
- by Sarah Milner
- Slash Film
It’s been a long time since writer/director Henry Selick has graced audiences with a spooky, stop-motion animated feature. More precisely, it’s been almost thirty years since he helmed the beloved classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been thirteen years since his last effort, Coraline, a gateway horror movie for many. Selick finally makes his long-awaited return with Wendell & Wild, a collaboration with Jordan Peele that matches the revelry and family spirit of Nightmare but with an edgier and darker style.
The story, co-written with Peele, opens with a tragic sequence that leaves our protagonist Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) an orphan at eight. Cut to five years later, where a much harder and more troubled Kat gets deposited at a Catholic school in her hometown of Rust Bank for a tax credit. It isn’t just Kat that’s gone through turbulent times, but the entire town...
The story, co-written with Peele, opens with a tragic sequence that leaves our protagonist Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) an orphan at eight. Cut to five years later, where a much harder and more troubled Kat gets deposited at a Catholic school in her hometown of Rust Bank for a tax credit. It isn’t just Kat that’s gone through turbulent times, but the entire town...
- 9/11/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Henry Selick, the man who gave us The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline, is finally back in action. Selick has teamed up with Jordan Peele to bring us Wendell and Wild, a new stop-motion animated tale that will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Wendell and Wild, which is jam-packed with spooky, fantasy goodness.
Wendell and Wild follows two scheming demon brothers (voiced by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) to summon them into the Land of the Living. I can’t believe it’s been over a decade since the release of Coraline, so the return of Henry Selick is very welcome indeed.
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In addition to Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, and Lyric Ross,...
Wendell and Wild follows two scheming demon brothers (voiced by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross) to summon them into the Land of the Living. I can’t believe it’s been over a decade since the release of Coraline, so the return of Henry Selick is very welcome indeed.
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In addition to Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, and Lyric Ross,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Key and Peele are reuniting!
Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key star together in Peele’s stop-motion animated horror fantasy movie “Wendell & Wild”. Netflix released the film’s wicked trailer on Tuesday.
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“Wendell & Wild” — Photo: Netflix © 2022
The movie is described as “an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living.
“But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.”
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“Wendell & Wild...
Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key star together in Peele’s stop-motion animated horror fantasy movie “Wendell & Wild”. Netflix released the film’s wicked trailer on Tuesday.
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“Wendell & Wild” — Photo: Netflix © 2022
The movie is described as “an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living.
“But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.”
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“Wendell & Wild...
- 9/6/2022
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
“Key and Peele” co-creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele reunite for leading voice roles in the new teaser for Netflix’s “Wendell & Wild.” The new stop-motion animated comedy horror film from Netflix is director Henry Selick’s first since 2009’s “Coraline.”
Based on Clay McLeod Chapman’s unpublished book of the same name, the film follows two demon brothers with scheming tendencies, Wendell and Wild, voiced by Key and Peele respectively, who enlist the help of a 13-year-old named Kat, voiced by Lyric Ross, to summon them back to the Land of the Living. Selick and Peele co-wrote the adapted screenplay.
In addition to Key, Peele and Ross, additional cast in the film include Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames in supporting roles.
Selick is best known for his body of work in animated films, including “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in 1993 in addition to ‘Coraline.
Based on Clay McLeod Chapman’s unpublished book of the same name, the film follows two demon brothers with scheming tendencies, Wendell and Wild, voiced by Key and Peele respectively, who enlist the help of a 13-year-old named Kat, voiced by Lyric Ross, to summon them back to the Land of the Living. Selick and Peele co-wrote the adapted screenplay.
In addition to Key, Peele and Ross, additional cast in the film include Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames in supporting roles.
Selick is best known for his body of work in animated films, including “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in 1993 in addition to ‘Coraline.
- 9/6/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
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Something wicked this way comes in the first look at Jordan Peele and Henry Selick’s upcoming stop-motion movie Wendell & Wild.
Co-written by Peele and Selick, with the latter also serving as director, the film features an all-star voice cast led by Peele and frequent collaborator Keegan-Michael Key as a demon duo who must face off against their arch-enemy, nun Sister Helly (voiced by Angela Bassett), to earn their way out of hell.
In the process, they enlist the help of Kat — the young, animated girl heavily featured in the teaser trailer and voiced by Lyric Ross — to help. Also part of the voice cast is James Hong, Ving Rhames and Sam Zelaya.
The minute-and-a-half teaser trailer offers a glowing peek into the horror fantasy, urging viewers to be “careful what you wish for” as Kat is thrust into a world of ghostly (and ghastly) creatures,...
Something wicked this way comes in the first look at Jordan Peele and Henry Selick’s upcoming stop-motion movie Wendell & Wild.
Co-written by Peele and Selick, with the latter also serving as director, the film features an all-star voice cast led by Peele and frequent collaborator Keegan-Michael Key as a demon duo who must face off against their arch-enemy, nun Sister Helly (voiced by Angela Bassett), to earn their way out of hell.
In the process, they enlist the help of Kat — the young, animated girl heavily featured in the teaser trailer and voiced by Lyric Ross — to help. Also part of the voice cast is James Hong, Ving Rhames and Sam Zelaya.
The minute-and-a-half teaser trailer offers a glowing peek into the horror fantasy, urging viewers to be “careful what you wish for” as Kat is thrust into a world of ghostly (and ghastly) creatures,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the upcoming animation from Jordan Peele, ‘Wendell and Wild.’
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele comes an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot a tough teen with a load of guilt to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.
Directed by Henry Selick, the cast includes Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Igal Naor, Gary Gatewood, Gabrielle Dennis, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, and Ving Rhames.
Also in trailers – It’s...
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele comes an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot a tough teen with a load of guilt to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.
Directed by Henry Selick, the cast includes Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Igal Naor, Gary Gatewood, Gabrielle Dennis, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, and Ving Rhames.
Also in trailers – It’s...
- 9/6/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, joins forces with Jordan Peele for the brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, and Netflix has debuted the official trailer this morning. Wendell & Wild first comes to select theaters on October 21, 2022, followed by the Netflix streaming premiere on October 28.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
Watch the Wendell & Wild trailer below for a spooky first-look preview!
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre...
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
Watch the Wendell & Wild trailer below for a spooky first-look preview!
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre...
- 9/6/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The first teaser trailer for Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Netflix film “Wendell & Wild” is here to deliver ample thrills and chills just in time for Halloween.
Directed by the filmmaker behind “Coraline” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the original Netflix stop-motion animation feature stars comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as demon brothers who haunt the dreams of a teenage girl.
The trailer opens with Kat (Lyric Ross) walking into a church, where she and Raul (Sam Zelaya) assist the demon-busting Sister Helly (Angela Bassett). “Kat: time to face your demons,” she commands, as reality melts into a dream where Kat’s parents are taken away from her, shadows morph into disturbing shapes and everyone’s eyes glow green.
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The mischevious force behind these nightmares...
Directed by the filmmaker behind “Coraline” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the original Netflix stop-motion animation feature stars comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as demon brothers who haunt the dreams of a teenage girl.
The trailer opens with Kat (Lyric Ross) walking into a church, where she and Raul (Sam Zelaya) assist the demon-busting Sister Helly (Angela Bassett). “Kat: time to face your demons,” she commands, as reality melts into a dream where Kat’s parents are taken away from her, shadows morph into disturbing shapes and everyone’s eyes glow green.
Also Read:
How ‘Wendell & Wild’ Filmmaker Henry Selick Survived Forest Fires, Netflix Regime Changes and a Disastrous Stint at Pixar
The mischevious force behind these nightmares...
- 9/6/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, is back with brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, and Netflix has announced this morning that the wait is almost over. Just in time for Halloween, Wendell & Wild first comes to select theaters on October 21, 2022, followed by the Netflix streaming premiere on October 28, 2022.
Check out Netflix’s new poster below, along with a new teaser!
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads...
Check out Netflix’s new poster below, along with a new teaser!
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was co-written by Selick & Peele.
“Wendell & Wild is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads...
- 8/30/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“A little bit of horror, a little bit of comedy; I’m always going to try and give you a big show.” That’s how Oscar winning writer-director Jordan Peele described his storytelling sensibility to Deadline at the premiere of his latest, Nope.
As to whether he might venture into other genres or play with different tones he continued, “I will stay within this realm that I love which is, I think, the only way I know how to view the world and how to tell
stories at this point.
Jordan Peele on future films: “When I want you to know, you will know” #NopeMovie pic.twitter.com/HM3uz4fYC1
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) July 19, 2022
Among Peele’s upcoming projects is the Netflix stop-motion film Wendell & Wild, which he co-wrote and stars in for Oscar-nominated director Henry Selick (Coraline).
First announced back in November of 2020, Nope follows the residents...
As to whether he might venture into other genres or play with different tones he continued, “I will stay within this realm that I love which is, I think, the only way I know how to view the world and how to tell
stories at this point.
Jordan Peele on future films: “When I want you to know, you will know” #NopeMovie pic.twitter.com/HM3uz4fYC1
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) July 19, 2022
Among Peele’s upcoming projects is the Netflix stop-motion film Wendell & Wild, which he co-wrote and stars in for Oscar-nominated director Henry Selick (Coraline).
First announced back in November of 2020, Nope follows the residents...
- 7/19/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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