A new teaser for Wendell and Wild, the new stop-motion animated film by Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick, has been released on Netflix. In the short video, we learn that the plot will involve a killer and will be linked to a punk playlist curated by Kim, one of the characters.
The clip takes place in a high school, where Kim brings a boombox to a classroom where another student is hiding under a notebook. When she sits down, she leans forward and calls her classmate “the killer”, and then we head to a video where we can listen to more of her favorite songs. This is slightly larger than a previous teaser where we met Wendell and Wild, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
Key and Peele, best known for their comedy television series Sketch, co-wrote the fantasy film with Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman. Little is known about the plot at this time, except that Wendell and Wild are demons of some description. Knowing everyone involved, it is sure to be wild and eccentric and memorable.
This is Selick’s first directorial film since Coraline in 2009. The film Monster has been in development since at least 2015 and has since been linked to Little Nightmares, an animated series based on horror games.
Watch Kat, the teenage protagonist in the new WENDELL & WILD-Henry Selick animated film, co-written by Selick and Jordan Peele.
Tune in to her boombox at https://t.co/JPcanxHV2m
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You can listen to Kate’s playlist here:
Peele is set to have a big 2022. The next thriller, Nope, is expected next year, with Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun in the cast. We know almost nothing about it, but Christopher Nolan’s frequent collaborator, Hoyte van Hoytema, is the filmmaker, so it will definitely look good. Get Out has just been named the best screenplay of the 21st century.
We will keep you posted on the release date of Wendell and Wild. Check out the best anime movies for some colorful worlds while you wait.
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