Published May 13, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT Laika is back with a break-taking new trailer This stunning new stop-motion movie looks like Spirited Away for Nightmare Before Christmas fans Over the past two decades, Laika has made a name for itself as one of the best animation studios working in stop-motion movies . The Portland, Oregon-based outfit launched with 2009's Coraline , and has since followed that up with ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and Missing Link (2019). Now, Laika is back with the first teaser trailer for Wildwood , which blends the studio's breathtaking handcrafted aesthetic with a wild adventure straight out of a Studio Ghibli movie. Written by Chris Butler and directed by Travis Knight (the duo behind Kubo and the Two Strings and the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe ), Wildwood begins its story in a modern world like our own before transporting audiences into a dark, fantasy realm.…