Behind the Making of Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild features a diverse cast, who fill out its many characters. Comedians Key and Peele play Wendell and Wild, the pair of demon brothers who scheme to break away from their place in the underworld. Joining them on this fantastical, dark and comedic adventure are Lyric Ross as Kat, Angela Bassett as Sister Helly, James Hong as Father Bests, and Ving Rhames as Buffalo Belzer. The cast also includes Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, and Gary Gatewood. This stop motion film is brought to us by creator Henry Selick - who also made the stop motion classics Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline. In this video we’ll take a look at behind the scenes of Wendell & Wild, covering some of how the team approached this stop motion production. How did creator Henry Selick come up with the idea for Wendell & Wild? What was Jordan Peele’s secret about stop motion? What’s the difference between CG animation and stop motion? How do stop motion animators pose puppets? What keeps stop motion puppets in place? Wendell & Wild is a welcome return to stop motion film making from creator Henry Selick. We haven’t seen a new film from him in over ten years! This spooky adventure lives up to the hype, and leaves us with many curiosities and questions. How do they do it? What goes into making a full length stop motion film like Wendell & Wild? Why use stop motion and not just computer animation? We’re excited to see Henry Selick’s return to the stop motion film making world, and to learn more about how it’s done! What about the stop motion process was most curious for you? Let us know in the comments below! Subscribe: 🤍bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Things Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Evacuate the Puppets 01:17 Making “The Actors” 01:59 Face Off 02:29 More than Usual 03:17 Special Spooky Skeletons 04:00 Stop Motion vs CGI 04:33 How Long? 05:20 Hell-ish Home 05:55 Kids These Days 06:24 Key & Peele 06:53 They Said Yes! 07:38 Outro Our Social Media: Facebook: 🤍🤍facebook.com/TheThingscom/ Instagram: 🤍🤍instagram.com/thethingsofficial_/ For more videos and articles visit: 🤍🤍thethings.com Written by: S. Cullen Narrated by: Kydra Ryan Edited by: Joaquín Rodríguez For copyright matters please contact us at: legal🤍valnetinc.com