Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
《野林》（Wildwood）幕后特辑揭秘定格动画世界的构建过程
Color us officially intrigued by Wildwood, director Travis Knight’s forthcoming stop-motion animated fantasy film. Laika Studios released an extended teaser back in May, which has racked up nearly 90 million views. A full trailer is likely coming, but in the meantime, the studio has released a fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette showcasing how the animation team built out the elaborate fantasy world piece by piece. (Some spoilers for the 2011 novel below.)
我们对导演特拉维斯·奈特（Travis Knight）即将推出的定格动画奇幻电影《野林》深感好奇。莱卡工作室（Laika Studios）曾在五月份发布了一段加长版预告片，目前播放量已接近 9000 万次。虽然完整预告片可能还在路上，但工作室先行发布了一段引人入胜的幕后特辑，展示了动画团队如何一点一滴地构建出这个精致的奇幻世界。（下文包含 2011 年原著小说的部分剧透。）
The film is an adaptation of the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy—frontman of indie folk rock band The Decemberists—and his wife, illustrator Carson Ellis. Meloy and Ellis live in Portland, Oregon, right by Forest Park, where they often hike the trails. In Wildwood, they transformed that local landmark into a magical hidden world filled with talking animals and lurking threats, only accessible to people of The Wood—and select Outsider “half-breeds.”
这部电影改编自 2011 年的同名小说，原著作者是独立民谣摇滚乐队“十二月党”（The Decemberists）的主唱科林·梅洛伊（Colin Meloy）及其妻子、插画家卡森·埃利斯（Carson Ellis）。梅洛伊夫妇居住在俄勒冈州波特兰市，紧邻森林公园（Forest Park），他们经常在那里徒步。在《野林》中，他们将这一当地地标转化为一个充满会说话的动物和潜伏威胁的魔法隐秘世界，只有“森林人”以及少数“外来混血儿”才能进入。
Twelve-year-old Prue McKee discovers the forest while out walking with her baby brother, Mac. A murder of crows swoops down and carries him away, and Prue discovers the Wilderness while hunting for him. Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world. Fantastical adventures ensue as the pair encounter a mysterious woman, Alexandra, who has lost her son, along with coyotes, bandits, and some pretty big secrets.
12 岁的普鲁·麦基（Prue McKee）在带着弟弟麦克（Mac）散步时发现了这片森林。一群乌鸦俯冲而下将弟弟叼走，普鲁在寻找弟弟的过程中发现了这片“荒野”。她的同学柯蒂斯·梅尔伯格（Curtis Mehlberg）跟随她一同前往，两人得以进入那个魔法世界。随后，一系列奇幻冒险展开，他们遇到了失去儿子的神秘女子亚历山德拉（Alexandra），以及土狼、强盗和一些重大的秘密。
Knight is CEO of Laika Studios, which optioned the film rights for the novel shortly after publication. It’s a natural fit, given that Laika and Knight also produced 2016’s lovely Oscar-nominated animated film Kubo and the Two Strings. (Knight’s live-action films include Bumblebee and this year’s Masters of the Universe.) They do old-school stop-motion animation, which is what makes the behind-the-scenes featurette such a great marketing ploy. Who wouldn’t be interested in seeing all the painstaking, handcrafted sets and figurines slowly come to life?
奈特是莱卡工作室的首席执行官，该工作室在小说出版后不久就买下了电影改编权。这可谓天作之合，因为莱卡和奈特还制作了 2016 年获得奥斯卡提名的精美动画电影《久保与二弦琴》（Kubo and the Two Strings）。（奈特执导的真人电影包括《大黄蜂》以及今年的《宇宙的巨人希曼》。）他们坚持采用传统的定格动画技术，这使得幕后特辑成为了一种极佳的营销手段。谁会不想看到那些费尽心血、手工制作的布景和人偶一点点“活”过来的过程呢？
Peyton Elizabeth Lee voices Prue, while Jacob Tremblay voices Curtis and Carey Mulligan voices Alexandra. The cast also includes Angela Bassett as a giant golden eagle called the General, Jake Johnson and Maya Erskine as Prue’s parents, and Arthur Knight as her baby brother, Mac. In addition, Mahershala Ali, Jem, Clement, Awkwafina, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Richard E. Grant, Rob Delaney, Marc Evan Jackson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Blythe Danner, and Len Cariou will voice as-yet-undisclosed roles.
佩顿·伊丽莎白·李（Peyton Elizabeth Lee）为普鲁配音，雅各布·特伦布莱（Jacob Tremblay）为柯蒂斯配音，凯瑞·穆里根（Carey Mulligan）为亚历山德拉配音。演员阵容还包括饰演巨型金雕“将军”的安吉拉·贝塞特（Angela Bassett）、饰演普鲁父母的杰克·约翰逊（Jake Johnson）和玛雅·厄斯金（Maya Erskine），以及饰演弟弟麦克的亚瑟·奈特（Arthur Knight）。此外，马赫沙拉·阿里（Mahershala Ali）、杰梅奈·克莱门特（Jemaine Clement）、奥卡菲娜（Awkwafina）、查理·戴（Charlie Day）、阿曼德拉·斯坦伯格（Amandla Stenberg）、汤姆·威茨（Tom Waits）、坦图·卡丁诺（Tantoo Cardinal）、理查德·E·格兰特（Richard E. Grant）、罗伯·德兰尼（Rob Delaney）、马克·埃文·杰克逊（Marc Evan Jackson）、奥拉维尔·达里·奥拉夫松（Ólafur Darri Ólafsson）、布莱丝·丹纳（Blythe Danner）和莱恩·卡里欧（Len Cariou）也将为尚未公布的角色配音。
Wildwood hits theaters on October 23, 2026.
《野林》将于 2026 年 10 月 23 日在影院上映。