Netflix’s twisted trailer for Wendell & Wild teases fine Halloween fun, especially for those who are into stop-motion animation. Wendell & Wild comes from writer/director Henry Selick – director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline – and Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Get Out), and is set for release on Netflix on October 28, 2022.
The voice cast includes Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key as Wild and Peele as Wendell. Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, and Gabrielle Dennis also lend their voices to the 2022 animated film. Additional voice cast members include Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood, and Ving Rhames.
Henry Selick, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, and Monkeypaw’s Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld produced. Kamil Oshundara, Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper, and The Gotham Group’s Lindsay Williams and Eddie Gamarra executive produced.
The Plot:
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Key) and Wild (Peele) – who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.
