![]() Also different from LAIKA’s current output, the book appears to be more of a satire/subversion of fantasy tropes (not all goblins being evil, for example). Optioned in 2012, Mark Gustafson (who was an animation director for Fantastic Mr. He is stirred to action when an ancient evil threatens to spark a magical conflict among all manner of monsters and mythical creatures. The plot revolves around Skarper, a young goblin who lives with his brethren in an ancient castle. ![]() The other project is an adaptation of Phillip Reeve’s novel Goblins. Should the film ever happen and prove successful, that could result in LAIKA’s first franchise. Travis Knight, LAIKA’s CEO, had even expressed interest in adapting the other two novels in the trilogy ( Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium ). The novel was optioned by LAIKA in 2011 (the same year it was published). It would definitely be a unique undertaking, as straight-up fantasy doesn’t get explored much in animation, even in the smaller world of stop-motion. Lewis, but deeply engrossed within the geography and folklore of its Portland, Oregon setting (where LAIKA operates). It’s fantasy world has more in common with the works of Tolkien and C.S. The first in a trilogy of novels, Wildwood would signal a drastic tone-shift away from the usual goth-horror trappings that characterized their first three films. Along the way, they are entwined in an epic and violent power struggle involving the land’s inhabitants. The novel details the story of Prue and Curtis, two seventh-graders who venture into a hidden, magical forest while trying to rescue Prue’s baby brother, who’s been kidnapped by crows. Wildwood is an adaptation of the children’s fantasy novel written by Colin Meloy (singer-songwriter and frontman for The Decemberists) with illustrations by his wife, Carson Ellis. It’s currently unknown at this point as to what project may be next from LAIKA, but we do know of at least two possible projects that could be on the way.
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