LAIKA, the Portland-based animation studio behind Oscar-nominated films like “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and “The Boxtrolls,” has opened its archives for the first time ever for a limited auction of over 250 puppets, models, props and art.
LAIKA to auction 'Coraline,' 'ParaNorman' and 'Boxtrolls' puppets and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:21 pm · February 11th, 2015
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Sam Fell and Chris Butler on the social commentary and hybrid tech of 'ParaNorman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:12 pm · February 11th, 2013
The idea of what would become “ParaNorman” first came to Chris Butler 16 years ago. It was just the superficial spark of “how cool would it be to make a stop-motion zombie movie for kids?” But the more he mulled over the genre and why it had always been so compelling to him, the more he realized there was a thematic draw there.
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LAIKA and Focus Features announce start of production on 'The Boxtrolls'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · February 7th, 2013
Focus Features is very much in he LAIKA business now, and after the success of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” the two are teaming up again on “The Boxtrolls.”
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