With 'ParaNorman', Laika Made A Perfect Horror Movie Primer For Kids
Laika's second movie is just scary enough to transform kids into bonafide fans of the horror genre. This is ParaNorman revisited.
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The Morning Watch: Comic-Con Edition - 'Star Wars' Cantina Band Doc, LAIKA's Exhibition & More
In this special Comic-Con edition, watch a trailer for a cantina band documentary from Conan, tour LAIKA's special animation exhibition and more.
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Cool Stuff: Mondo's Black Friday Deals Include 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World', 'Thor: Ragnarok' & More
If you're in the market for some new collectible artwork, then you might want to try your hand at landing some of the Mondo Black Friday deals.
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Tour 'The LAIKA Experience' With Our Gorgeous Photo Gallery [Comic-Con 2017]
We visited The Laika Experience at Comic-Con 2017 and have assembled a large gallery of photos for you to peruse.
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LAIKA Is Bringing 'Coraline,' 'ParaNorman' & More To San Diego Comic-Con For A Pop-Up Event
Even if you don't have a badge for the convention, you can check out The LAIKA Experience at Comic-Con in San Diego from July 14 through July 23.
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Laika's 10th Anniversary: Celebrate With A Look Back At Stop-Motion Wonder
In honor of the stop-motion animation studio, a Laika 10th anniversary video reel showcases the positively stunning work they've done over the years.
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Laika Auction: Over 250 Puppets, Props And More Up For Sale
Get details on the Laika auction. The animation house has put up for sale over 250 of its puppets, props and more from Coraline, Boxtrolls, and ParaNorman.
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Mondo Reveals First Three Oscar Posters: 'Les Miserables,' 'The Master' And 'Paranorman'
Oscar nominees might have a gut-wrenching experience waiting to hear their name called (or not) during the Academy Awards but at least they don't have posters to buy. For the second year in a row, Mondo has announced they'll be selling posters by multiple artists for different Oscar-nominees. The first three have just been revealed and, with…
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/Filmcast Ep. 211 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (GUEST: Joanna Robinson From Pajiba)
In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat about the spate of hot new sci-fi film trailers, lament the preachiness of Flight, and get really troubled by Compliance. Special guest Joanna Robinson joins us from Pajiba. Be sure to check out the bad language in Lincoln, the science of high framerates, and how Tolkein retconned his own books.…
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Annie Award Nominations Highlight Work In 'Brave,' 'ParaNorman,' 'Rise Of The Guardians'
It's been a big day for awards, as the New York Film Critics Circle kicked off awards season, handing out the first accolades for achievement in filmin 2012. (Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln were the big winners.) Now here are the nominations for the animation-specific Annie Awards, and these might make people happy who were…
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VOTD: ParaNorman's "This Little Light" Featurette Shows The Work That Goes Into Tiny Details
We've run quite a few behind the scenes videos about the creation of Laika's new stop-motion animated film ParaNorman, but that's because the creation of films such as this one is an impressive process. Personally, I rarely tire of seeing these animators in action; bringing a film like ParaNorman to life requires a combination of…
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Final 'ParaNorman' Trailer - Bad Omens, Strange Faces, And A Creepy Voiceover By John Goodman
Halloween's still a couple months off, but Laika's getting the spooky season started early this weekend with ParaNorman. Focus Features has just unveiled the final trailer for the 3D stop-motion animation, which features tiny bits of scenes under some unsettling percussion and an entertainingly creepy voiceover by John Goodman. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, ParaNorman centers around…
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Cool Stuff: Mondo's Posters For 'ParaNorman'
ParaNorman is stop-motion animated zombie horror movie for families. Can you imagine a subject more ripe for different artistic interpretations? It makes perfect sense, then, that the team at Laika, who also did Coraline, would team up with Mondo to do a series of posters for their highly-buzzed about film, which opens August 17. After…
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18-Minutes Of 'ParaNorman' B-Roll Footage Shows Us How A Stop-Motion Animated Movie Is Created
Movie studios release b-roll footage for tv producers to splice in between their 30 second junket interview clip on the local morning show (or other such productions). We often post this unedited footage on the site because we love the brief glimpses it gives us at the creation of a movie. After the jump you'll…
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Watch A Featurette About Handmaking The World Of 'ParaNorman'
The film ParaNorman, in which a spiritually-inclined boy named Norman has to rally some unusual friends to save his town from an attack by the undead, is the latest stop-motion animated film from production company Laika. We've seen quite a few trailers and clips, and the animation has looked wonderful in every view we've had…
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Stop-Motion Animation Bits: See Laika Make 'ParaNorman' Lead From Scratch, Watch Interactive Video From 'Frankenweenie' Set
Apparently, something about stop-motion animation and family-oriented horror comedy just goes hand-in-hand. Over the next few months, we'll be getting not one but two such movies. The offbeat ParaNorman, from Coraline studio Laika, will hit first in August, while Tim Burton's 3D black-and-white feature Frankenweenie will hit a few weeks before Halloween. Each production has…
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Set Interview: 'ParaNorman' Directors Chris Butler And Sam Fell
In February 2012, I visited the Portland-based animation studio Laika to watch the production of their newest stop-motion animated feature film ParaNorman (you can read about what I learned on set here). While on set I participated in an extensive roundtable interview with directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell about the very long process of…
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How Laika Used 3D Color Printers To Create The Stop-Motion Animated Movie 'Paranorman' And 50 Other Things We Learned On The Set
In February 2012, I visited the the Portland based animation studio Laika to watch production of their latest stop motion animated feature film ParaNorman. The 2009 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline earned the group critical and public acclaim, and many have been waiting to see what the hand-crafted independently owned production would create next. This is…
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'ParaNorman' International Trailer: Laika's Latest Continues To Look Like A Creepy Crowd-Pleaser
We've already seen a couple trailers for ParaNorman, the new film from Coraline-animating studio Laika, but I'm not going to complain about the release of one more. The film is about a boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who has to use his ability to communicate with the dead to save his town, and this new UK trailer…
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'ParaNorman' Trailer - Laika's Weird, Wonderful Follow-Up To 'Coraline'
It's a good week for fans of all-ages stop-motion animated films with a deathly twist. Just yesterday, we showed you the trailer for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, and we now have a new trailer for ParaNorman, the upcoming feature by Coraline studio Laika. Kodi Smit-McPhee lends his voice to Norman, a misfit kid with the ability…
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'ParaNorman' UK Trailer: A Zombie Attack For The Whole Family
From the very first announcement of ParaNorman, the new family horror feature from Coraline animation studio LAIKA, the film has seemed like a promising new prospect. The story, animation with stop-motion, is about a young boy who can see the dead and must protect his town from a zombie invasion. The first teaser trailer for…
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'ParaNorman' Teaser Trailer: Laika Crafts A Weird And Super-Cute Kids' Horror Story
I'm eager to see anything that comes out of the animation house Laika. The company's last major production, Coraline, was a beautiful little film. Laika is following that with ParaNorman, a film written by Coraline storyboard supervisor Chris Butler. The film has a great voice cast -- Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In, The Road) in…
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Casting Bits: Zoe Saldana In Talks For 'Infinitely Polar Bear', Xavier Samuel And Myles Pollard Join Sam Worthington In 'Drift', Jodelle Ferland And Alex Borstein Join 'ParaNorman'
Zoe Saldana is in talks to join Mark Ruffalo in Infinitely Polar Bear, the directorial debut of screenwriter Maya Forbes. The drama follows a bipolar man (Ruffalo) and his long-suffering wife (Saldana). When the husband goes off his meds, he finds his life deteriorating along with his psychological condition. As he loses his job and…
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Focus Features And LAIKA Now Filming 'ParaNorman,' With Voices Of Casey Affleck, Kodi Smit-McPhee And Anna Kendrick
In 2009 Focus Features and LAIKA released Coraline, the great stop-motion animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's kids' book of the same name. Now the companies are teaming again for two more stop-motion 3D films. The first is ParaNorman, which will be released on August 17, 2012. The second is an unnamed project that will be…
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Oscar-Winning Former Pixar Writer/Director Teams With Black List Screenwriter For Laika's Little White Lie
Ever since Laika Entertainment released the stop-motion aniamted 3D adaptation of Coraline, everyone has been wondering what the studio might be up to next. Coraline director Henry Selick's departure from the company, made a lot of animation fans uneasy about the Portland-based stop-motion animation studio's future. Laika also recently cut their computer animation division (128…
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