Hold on to your mortal soul, because Henry Selick’s eagerly awaited return to the director’s chair is ready to rock it right out of your goopy human body.
Ahead of the movie’s premiere later this month, Netflix has cracked the coffin lid on Wendell & Wild with a new official trailer detailing Kat’s (voiced by Lyric Ross from This Is Us) tragic and mysterious past and the devilish plans the titular demon brothers (Jordan Peele & Keegan-Michael Key) have for the human realm. New key art was also debuted.
The spot features an original, unreleased track from MTV Video Music award-nominated rapper and singer Doechii, titled “I Told Em.” The artist, who this year signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (Kendrick Lamar, SZA) following the viral success of her TikTok hit “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake,” shared her excitement about the trailer reveal today.
“I’ve been a big fan of Jordan Peele and Henry Selick for a long time so being able to help provide music to this trailer was awesome. I love anything that shows alternative representation of people like me in weird, quirky ways. Happy Halloween!”
As it promises in the preview: “This Halloween, prepare for nuns, demons, murder, some children, a goat and a dead priest…”
Watch the new trailer below:
Synopsis: 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.
The voice cast also features Angela Bassett (Black Panther), James Hong (Kung Fu Panda), Tamara Smart (A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting), Natalie Martinez (The Twilight Zone), Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves), Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction)
The picture is written by Selick (Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Academy Award winner Peele (Get Out, Nope), produced by Selick, Peele and Win Rosenfeld (Monkeypaw) and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Gotham Group), with music by Bruno Coulais. Exec producers are Lindsey Williams and Eddie Gamarra (TGG); Kamil Oshundara; and Ian Cooper (Monkeypaw).
Wendell & Wild premieres on Netflix on October 28. Read more about the movie in our story from the November issue of Animation Magazine here.
