Laika on Wednesday released the first trailer for Wildwood , the first stop-motion animated movie from the studio since 2019’s The Missing Link, the most recent in a string of five Oscar-nominated pics in a row dating back to 2009’s Coraline . The new pic, directed and produced by Laika boss Travis Knight , was adapted by Masters of the Universe and Kubo and the Two Strings scribe Chris Butler from the book series by The Decemberists’ frontman Colin Meloy. It will open in theaters October 23 via Fathom Entertainment , the specialty distributor that has previously backed rereleases of Laika hits like Coraline and 2012’s ParaNorman . The plot: After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness — an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, OR.…