
" 'Rafiki' Helmer Wanuri Kahiu To Direct Gotham Group's YA Adaptation 'The Black Kids' ". It was rated PG-13 for some thematic material, violence, substance use and brief strong language making it Selick's first PG-13 film since Monkeybone (2001). Simon & Schuster would adapt the screenplay to novel form, to tie into the film's release. On January 14, 2021, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that the film's release would be moved to "2022 or later", to meet Netflix's criteria of releasing six animated features per year. On July 18, 2019, Key announced the film was planned to be released in late 2020. On November 6, 2018, Netflix announced the film was scheduled to be released in 2021.

Wendell & Wild is set to have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Septem and is scheduled to be released on Netflix in October 2022. By February 2021, production on the film was ongoing in Portland. It's been a very challenging movie." Editing was done by Robert Anich, while Peter Sorg served as cinematographer. In an Octointerview with The Hollywood Reporter, the film's producer, Gotham Group CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, elaborated on the project by saying, "we're mid-production in Portland, Oregon, where the crew has suffered through fires, most recently, COVID and a lot of political and social unrest. I cannot wait for you to discover this film". On June 15, 2020, production was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lead writer and voice actor Peele explaining he, "had an absolute blast working with Henry Selick and the crew for Wendell & Wild. On March 14, 2022, the cast was revealed by Netflix on YouTube. On June 4, 2020, Bruno Coulais was confirmed as the composer. Pablo Lobato served as lead designer on the stop-motion puppets. And then he uses that as inspiration to keep writing". We spent a good deal of time with an initial scene that Henry wrote discovering the characters and the framework of the scene. That usually ends up on the cutting room floor as you find the voices and you want a little refinement–some rhythm. In a July 2019 interview, Key described the voice acting process, where "Jordan and I came in and did a session against static at recording booths, sitting looking across at Jordan and it's lots of ideas flowing, cutting each other off to keep that organic feeling. On March 14, 2018, the film was picked up by Netflix. On November 3, 2015, it was reported that Henry Selick was developing Wendell & Wild, a new stop-motion feature with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, based on an original story by Selick.

Michele Mariana as Sister Daley/Sister Chinstrap Īdditionally, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Igal Naor, Gary Gatewood, Gabrielle Dennis, David Harewood, and Maxine Peake have been cast in undisclosed roles.Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild ( Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele), enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot ( Lyric Ross) to summon them to the Land of the Living.
