Brazilian animator Thiago Calçado joins LAIKA team for ‘O Bosque Selvagem’

Brazilian animator Thiago Calçado is part of the team for ‘O Bosque Selvagem’ (The Wild Woods), the latest stop-motion production from LAIKA. The film, directed by Travis Knight, is scheduled for release on October 29.

Calçado, originally from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, has a significant international career. He previously worked on ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’, Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’, and Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’, for which he served as a senior animator responsible for the character Death.

The production of ‘O Bosque Selvagem’ spanned 231 weeks and involved 2,804 animated shots. Calçado was involved in the project from its early stages, participating in the initial testing of skeletons and puppets before the construction of full-scale sets.