The technique stop motion has interesting exponents this year and one of them is the film Wendell and Wilddirected by Henry Sellick, who has delivered such works as The strange world of Jack (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996) and Coraline and the secret door (2009). The next adventure promises to be one of the funniest and darkest of the year. In addition, it has two participations of very dear people in the worlds of comedy and terror.
Here we tell you everything you need to know.
What is it about?
The official synopsis anticipates the following:
“From the Mephistophelean minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele comes Wendell and Wild, an animated story about two demon siblings who recruit Kat Elliot, a tough, guilt-ridden teen, to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat wants in return leads to an adventure like no other, a fantasy that defies the laws of life and death, told through the art of stop-motion animation.”
What can we expect from Wendell and Wild?
The film will feature the participation of Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key, who in addition to lending their voices to the titular characters, were quite involved in the production of the film. Key and Peele have extensive experience working on horror and comedy projects.
Peele, for example, directed Nope, run away! Y Us. About his experience working with them, director Sellick had this to say in an interview with ScreenRant:
“I fell in love with their comedy when they had their own show on Comedy Central. I had seen them before as actors in small segments on Mad TV, but they hadn’t had a chance to shine. You know, by working with them you do your best to create something for them to do. But then you get to the sessions, and you have to let them improvise. And it’s just wonderful. It’s magic. I mean, I have hours of material from them just jamming. And they hadn’t worked together in a while, and they got on the same page in 20 minutes. I feel really privileged, you know, I gave them a lot of space, and then sometimes I controlled them. But they are so great together. It’s just phenomenal.”
Cast and production crew
In the English voice cast are Lyric Ross (This Is Us), Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), Angela Bassett (Black Panther), James Hong (Everything everywhere at the same time) and Ving Rhames (series Mission Impossible).
The film is directed by Sellick, who co-wrote it with Peele. The producer is Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (maze runner), and the executive producers are Ian Cooper (Candyman) and Eddie Gamarra (maze runner).
When it premieres Wendell and Wild?
The film arrives on Netflix on October 28, 2022.
Poster
trailer of Wendell and Wild
Jose Roberto Landaverde Film buff and music lover. I am fascinated by writing, listening, reading and commenting on everything related to the seventh art. I am a fan of Rocky and Back to the Future and of course one day I will climb the “Philly Steps” and drive a DeLorean. Faithful believer that the cinema is the best teleportation machine, and also that we can all see ourselves represented on the big screen. Constantly, like Scott Pilgrim, I ask myself: “Does bread make you fat?”