{
  "id": 14725516,
  "title": "‘Wildwood’s’ Murder of the Crows Sequence Took Laika’s Artisans Over Five Years to Complete (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/wildwoods-murder-of-the-crows-sequence-took-laikas-artisans-over-five",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/wildwood-murder-of-the-crows-sequence-took-laikas-artisans-over-five-years-to-complete-exclusive-1236909226/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Laika’s latest stop-motion animated feature, “Wildwood,” is the Oregon-based studio’s most ambitious film to date, featuring 231 puppets, 54 hero characters and 136 locations. Written and direct by Travis Knight (“Kubo and the Two Strings”), the picture, opening Oct. 23, follows Prue, a 12-year-old girl who launches a desperate rescue mission to save her baby […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}