History Trivia / Wolfwalkers

* HostilityOnTheSet: During the film's production, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart reportedly got into heated arguments over what type of falcon Merlyn should be, with Moore (a cartoonist) wanting him to be an expressive TalkingAnimal sidekick, and Stewart (a nature artist) wanting him to act more like a real bird. Eventually, the two came to a compromise by making him a [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude mostly realistic bird who is still very intelligent and expressive]].

* HostilityOnTheSet: During the film's production, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart reportedly got into heated arguments over what type of falcon Merlyn should be, with Moore (a cartoonist) wanting him to be an expressive TalkingAnimal sidekick, and Stewart (a nature artist) wanting him to act more like a real bird. Eventually, the two came to a compromise by making him an [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude mostly realistic bird who is still very intelligent and expressive]].

* HostilityOnTheSet: During the film's production, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart reportedly got into heated arguments over what type of falcon Merlyn should be, with Moore (a cartoonist) wanting him to be an expressive TalkingAnimal sidekick, and Stewart (a nature artist) wanting him to act more like a real bird. Eventually, the two came to a compromise by making him an [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude mostly realistic bird who is still capable of being expressive]].

* HostilityOnTheSet: During the film's production, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart reportedly got into heated arguments over what type of falcon Meryln should be, with Moore (a cartoonist) wanting him to be an expressive TalkingAnimal sidekick, and Stewart (a naturistic artist) wanting him to act more like a real bird. Eventually, the two came to a compromise by making him an [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude mostly realistic bird who is still capable of being expressive]].

* WordOfGod: [[https://www.tumblr.com/mebyn/644501193777987584/your-daily-reminder-that-ross-stewart-is-a-really Ross Stewart has stated]] on Twitter that [[spoiler:Bill and Moll do not hook up at the end and remain single, and that Robyn and Mebh never become step-sisters.]]

* WordOfGod: [[https://jasmarie2600.tumblr.com/post/645905006015479808/mebyn-your-daily-reminder-that-ross-stewart-is Co-director Ross Stewart has stated]] on Twitter that [[spoiler:Bill and Moll do not hook up at the end and remain single, and that Robyn and Mebh never become step-sisters.]]

* WordOfSaintPaul: A number of voice actors share insights about the characters they voice in interviews and the art book. For instance, Nora Twomey, who voiced the Head Housekeeper, imagines her real name is probably Bridgette. Twomey imagines Bridgette has had to survive the Lord Protector's harsh patriarchal world by keeping her head down, following orders, and trying to stay {{beneath notice}}, and tries to instruct Robyn on how to survive by doing the same.

** Robyn and Bill's introductory scene was going to take place while they hunted together in the woods when they still lived in England, and there was a scene written for it. This scene was eventually cut from the script, and instead Robyn and Bill are first introduced after they've already moved to Kilkenny.

* ApprovalOfGod: Although it was not their intention, co-directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart nevertheless have welcomed the interpretation of Robyn and Mebh being a young lesbian couple and occasionally retweets and likes ship posts of them on his social media accounts.

* ApprovalOfGod: Although it was not his intention, director Tomm Moore nevertheless has welcomed the interpretation of Robyn and Mebh being a young lesbian couple and occasionally retweets and likes ship posts of them on his social media accounts.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://wolfwalkers.fandom.com/wiki/Wolfwalkers_Wiki Wolfwalkers Wiki]].

* DoingItForTheArt: [[https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/wolfwalkers-hand-crafted-animation-irish-folklore-1234585696/ According to this interview]], the "Wolf Vision" scenes were pre-visualized and built in a virtual reality environment. Rather than simply keeping those scenes to the virtual reality engine, the animators printed out the 3D model frame-by-frame and re-animated ''all'' of it on paper with charcoal and pencil. This gives the scenes a uniquely three-dimensional feel while still being hand-drawn.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Honor Kneafsey (Robyn Goodfellowe) was twelve and Eva Whittaker (Mebh Óg [=MacTíre=]) was eight during recording. Honor Kneafsey had previous roles, but Whittaker never acted before.

** The French title is ''Le Peuple Loup'' (''The Wolf People'').

* InspirationForTheWork: The film was first inspired by legends of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Ossory the Werewolves of Ossory]], which Tomm Moore first learned about when taking part in the Young Irish Filmmakers program. Years later, after watching a documentary series about UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell and his aim to wipe out Ireland's wolf population in order to "tame" the country, Moore was inspired to combine that with the stories of the Werewolves of Ossory.

* WriteWhatYouKnow:
** The story is set in Kilkenny, Ireland, which is where Creator/CartoonSaloon itself is located.
** Robyn was also partly based on director Tomm Moore's wife as a little girl. A bit in appearance, mostly being determined, strong-willed, and loving nature and animals.
** Mebh was also based on one of Tomm Moore's best childhood friends growing up, a tomboy neighbor named Shirley.
** Robyn's friendship with Mebh was largely fashioned after Moore's friendship with Shirley. They came from very different families, but their friendship was a "happy oasis" when they were going through personal problems.
* WordOfSaintPaul: A number of voice actors share insights about the characters they voice in interviews and the art book. For instance, Nora Twomey, who voiced the Head Housekeeper, imagines her real name is probably Bridgette. Twomey imagines Bridgette has had to survive the Lord Protector's harsh patriarchal world by keeping her head doing, following orders, and trying to stay {{beneath notice}}, and tries to instruct Robyn on how to survive by doing the same.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The story is set in Kilkenny, Ireland, which is where Creator/CartoonSaloon itself is located.

* UsefulNotes/AnnieAward: Wolfwalkers did very well at the 48th annual Annie Awards, taking top honors for the following categories:
** Best Indie Feature
** Best Character Design
** Best Direction
** Best Production Design
** Best Voice Acting for Eva Whittaker [=(Mebh Óg MacTíre)=]

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title is ''Le Peuple Loup'' (''The Wolf People''). %%Need to know if there is a different title in the Japanese dub

* OneBookAuthour: So far this is Honor Kneafsey’s only voice acting role in an animated work.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.animationforadults.com/2020/10/wolfwalkers-2020.html According to this interview]] and the official artbook, Robyn was originally going to be a boy, but the filmmakers realized early on that Robyn's character and the overall story would work better if she were a girl instead. This was because the struggles women had to go through during the time period the story is set made for a more interesting conflict.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The story is set in Kilkenny, Ireland, which is where Creator/CartoonSaloon itself is located. The Wolfwalkers were inspired by legends of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Ossory the Werewolves of Ossory]], which director Tomm Moore learned about while growing up in Kilkenny himself.