Henry Selick is no stranger to stop-motion feature films, as he is the director behind beloved projects such as The nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline. However, the filmmaker has yet to direct another film Coralinewhich debuted in 2009, and fans have been eagerly awaiting everything they could get from Selick.
Now Selick is finally back with his latest project, Wendell & Wild. The film has an excellent cast including Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Angela Bassett and James Hong. Jordan Peele also appears as the titular character, Wild, and serves as the project’s producer and writer. Peele and Selick worked together on the film, while Peele’s production company, Monkeypaw, produced Wendell & Wild. During an interview with Discuss moviethe director spoke about what he learned from Peele while making the film and how to “step back” and look at the bigger picture when making his films.
“From the very beginning, when he showed an interest in becoming an employee and producer, and he talked about his new company at the time, Monkeypaw, and the types of movies they wanted to make, I learned a lot about stepping up ahead of time because it’s easy to Getting too close and into the details of a project too quickly You can be drawn to a subject – be it original, based on a book or whatever – and you dive into it too quickly.
He continues, saying that he understands Peele’s attitude toward… Wendell & Wild when they started working together.
“So I think one of the best things I learned from Jordan was, you know, getting away from the keys and then learning how to keep the distance. Now he could keep that distance. He wanted to go and made several unbelievable movies But that gave him fresh eyes, so when he sat in between those other projects and then looked at… [Wendell & Wild],,He had the distance that I didn’t have. So those were the most important things: keeping your distance or working with other people who can do that for you.”
Selick’s latest outing follows two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, who enlist the help of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living. Wendell & Wild is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Jordan Peele finds success in every medium
Jordan Peele has quickly become one of the most in-demand talents in Hollywood. Whether acting or directing, Peele has found success in every medium he has been a part of. The star rose to fame with the Comedy Central sketch series Key and Peele. The show ran for five seasons, totaling 55 episodes.
The actor has appeared in several animation projects before Wendell & Wildincluding storks, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movieand Toy Story 4. Of course, Peele gains worldwide recognition as he takes up the director’s chair and makes some truly terrifying movies in the horror genre.
He made his directorial debut in 2017 with Outfollowed by two years later with U.S. His latest film was released earlier this summer, noarrived in theaters and was positively received by critics and audiences. Wendell & Wild combines the actor’s talents in comedy, voice acting and a dash of horror, capitalizing on Peele’s strengths. Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild can be streamed on Netflix starting today.