- Prue enters a magical forest to rescue her brother
- Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali and Awkwafina lead voices
- Stop-motion dark fantasy from director Travis Knight
- Releases 22 October 2026 at Nu Metro cinemas
Wildwood is an American stop-motion animated dark fantasy directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s 2011 novel. Prue McKeel and her classmate Curtis Mehlberg are drawn into a hidden magical forest near Portland to save Prue’s abducted infant brother Mac from the crows, led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra.
The official trailer sets up Prue and Curtis’s journey into the forest. The cast includes Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina and Angela Bassett, with music by Dario Marianelli. The 132-minute film is set for release on 22 October 2026 and will screen at Nu Metro cinemas.
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In South African cinemas: at Nu Metro from Friday 23 October 2026