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Travis Knight Discusses Live-Action Techniques in Laika's 'Wildwood'

The director explains how live-action filmmaking methods shaped the studio's stop-motion animated adventure.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 4 Nov 2026 · updated 35h ago

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How the odds moved · Wildwood
0%50%100%98%31 Oct, 10:45 UTCnowVariety: Dear Oscars: Don’t Let Laika and ‘Wildwood’ Fail. There Is No Backup Stop-Motion Studio Waiting in the Wings · 5 Nov, 21:00 UTCIndieWire: ‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on How Live-Action Filmmaking Shaped His Stop-Motion Animated Adventure · 4 Nov, 18:30 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now98%
5 Nov, 17:58 UTC98%
5 Nov, 03:58 UTC95%
5 Nov, 02:03 UTC97%
4 Nov, 23:54 UTC95%
1 Nov, 19:23 UTC93%
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31 Oct, 17:42 UTC95%
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31 Oct, 10:45 UTC94%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 4 Nov 2026. IndieWire published first, on 4 November at 18:30 UTC; Variety followed 26h 30m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 5 November at 21:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), IndieWire.

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  • Wildwood — the market puts it at 98%, with $81 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The outcome is Yes if the film Wildwood receives a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. The outcome is No if it does not receive that specific nomination. Readers often mistake the submission of the song 'Wildwood' for an automatic nomination, but only the official Best Animated Feature nomination counts.
  • Wildwood — the market puts it at 80%, with $38 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the film Wildwood wins Best Animated Feature at the 99th Academy Awards. It resolves to No if it does not win that specific award. Readers often mistake the submission of the song for eligibility as a win, but only the final award result counts.
  • Will Wildwood win Best Animated Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards? — the market puts it at 79%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 14 Mar 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Wildwood is the official winner of Best Animated Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. It resolves to No if another film wins or if Wildwood fails to receive an official nomination when nominees are announced on January 21, 2027.

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  1. Dear Oscars: Don’t Let Laika and ‘Wildwood’ Fail. There Is No Backup Stop-Motion Studio Waiting in the Wings Variety ·
  2. ‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on How Live-Action Filmmaking Shaped His Stop-Motion Animated Adventure IndieWire

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