“I don’t think there’s been a hand-drawn movie marketed like that in the last 20 years.
I kinda like that we stuck with [the medium] long enough that it became cool again.”
As CG drives most of the recognizable animation money-drivers in Hollywood (Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, etc.
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Cartoon Saloon sought to do the same for Irish folklore.
Moore understands the urge to make the Ghibli comparison.
“A gentle thing.
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Twomey later directedThe Breadwinnersolo, though that film maintained the similar visual style.
It’s fin' nuts!”
Therefore, they too could be fin' nuts.)
But withWolfwalkers, being the last of the three, they grew more bold.
I think we earned the right to do it."
Her father (Sean Bean) has been tasked with wiping out the wolf population in the area.
You have to find your own voice.'
That gave us the incentive."
As a result, Stewart says “some of the rough drawings would naturally come through.
So, you might get these odd little construction drawings almost by mistake, but we loved that.”
The pair didn’t use that exact method,but sought to invoke that same style forWolfwalkers.
Again,The Tale of Princess Kaguyabecame a guiding light.
It was as if they had to break themselves of their traditional training to make something unique.
Maybe there’s a collective bravery."
“It’s gone super realistic.
Now everyone’s trying to break out of the little box that they built for themselves.”
Whereas they just “delivered drawings to the screen.”
“It’s just another evolution, really,” Stewart suggests.
“Who knows what’ll come out after this.”
Wolfwalkersis playing in select theaters now.
The film will premiere on Apple TV+ this Dec. 11.
