Wildwood shot used 1,124 faces in stop-motion record

One shot in Laika's Wildwood required 1,124 face replacements, described by production VFX supervisor Steve Emerson as a stop-motion record at View Conference in Turin, Variety reported. The Travis Knight-directed feature holds 2,776 shots and used 142,030 replacement faces in total, Variety reported. The film spanned 265 weeks from stage animation to VFX delivery, Variety reported.