Tag: The Boxtrolls
LAIKA Announces ‘Wildwood’ Adaptation as Next Feature, Travis Knight to Direct
LAIKA has revealed its next animated feature film is Wildwood, based on the bestselling novel written by The Decemberists lead singer & songwriter Colin...
‘Maya and the Three’ Studio Tangent Shuts Down
Toronto and Winnipeg-based Tangent Animation, which was working on multiple feature projects for Netflix, has shuttered unexpectedly with potentially up to 400 staff laid...
Deluxe LAIKA Studios Edition Blu-ray Combos Coming Soon from Shout!
Four groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed films will receive new high-definition releases this fall when Coraline (LAIKA Studios Edition) and The Boxtrolls (LAIKA Studios Edition) are...
Netflix Slates 3 New Animated Projects from Asian-American Creators
In a personal blog post today, Netflix Animation Manager Jane Lee revealed that the streamer is extending its commitment to uplift the voices and...
Stop-Motion Studio Laika Branches Out into Live-Action
Portland-based Laika Studio, best known for Oscar-nominated features such as Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link, is expanding into live action....
Shout! Factory & LAIKA Form Distribution Alliance
Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform media company, and acclaimed animation studio LAIKA announced a new entertainment distribution alliance to bring the studio’s first four...
LAIKA Names Ian Sheppard Head of Development
Ian Sheppard has been appointed Head of Development at award-winning animation studio LAIKA, known for the films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the...
LAIKA Taps Park Circus as Worldwide Rep for Its Movie Library
Award-winning animation studio LAIKA has announced that Park Circus, which represents over 25,000 classic films and contemporary titles, has been appointed repertory sales agent...
Oregon’s LAIKA Lays Off 50+ Employees in Pandemic Cuts
Having just celebrated its 15th anniversary, Portland-area animation studio LAIKA -- creators of the Oscar-nominated stop-motion features Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the...
Skydance Animation Appoints Shane Prigmore SVP Development
Skydance Animation has named Shane Prigmore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Development for Animation. An animation veteran of Walt...
BAFTA TV and TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards have been announced -- including four high-profile...
LAIKA Keeps Staff’s Pay Rolling: ‘The World Will Need Storytellers’
Portland, OR-based indie studio LAIKA -- the birthplace of critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated stop-motion features Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and...
Homebound Watchlist: Where to Find LAIKA’s Oscar-Nominated Flicks
As families and animation fans of all ages try to keep entertained and inspired while following stay-at-home precautions for coronavirus, tons of studios and...
Five Animated Films Up for Producers Guild Award
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Motion Pictures and Television nominees for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners in these...
Golden Globes: ‘Missing Link’ Wins Best Animated Feature
The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards season into high gear. Ricky Gervais returned to...
LAIKA Sets Day-Long Retrospective at Landmark LA Oct. 27
LAIKA, the award-winning animation studio whose five films -- Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Missing...
‘Inside LAIKA and the Art of Missing Link’ Pop-Up Arrives in LA
It’s commonly believed that award season voters have a short memory, and they need to be reminded of the great movies that were released...
LAIKA Taps Universal Vet David Burke as CMO
Film industry veteran David Burke has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Oscar-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo...
Revisiting the World of Thra in ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’
***This story originally appeared in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)***
The Jim Henson and Frank Oz-directed 1982 puppet fantasy adventure The...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation 2019
***This feature appears in the April issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
It has become an annual spring tradition here at the magazine to highlight...
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