“They want you to be like them. I tried to be, but…”
Marquis The Honey Bear joins us for this stop-motion horror collab between Jordan Peele and Henry Selick, which features a diverse cast that includes Raul, a trans boy whose art saves the day. We get into the film’s complex anti-capitalist plot – from an underworld carnival to the prison industrial complex to hair cream that raises the dead – and how it explores so many real-world topics, beautiful bodies, and punk music rarely seen in animation.
Learn more about Ornithomancy, an upcoming short film from Marquis.
Film Release: October 28, 2022
‘Wendell & Wild’ - Henry Selick (THR’s Behind The Screen)
Henry Selick Blames Scrapped Stop-Motion Film ‘The Shadow King’ on John Lasseter’s Interference (IndieWire)
Director Henry Selick Interview: Wendell & Wild Set Visit (ScreenRant)
From Picasso to Sonny Rollins: Pablo Lobato On Designing The Characters Of ‘Wendell & Wild’ (Cartoon Brew)
How Music Supervisor Rob Lowry Curated ‘Wendell & Wild’s Memorable Afro-Punk Soundtrack (Animation Magazine)
Sam Zelaya shares his Experiences as the First Trans Character in a Stop-Motion Animated Film (GenderGP)
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