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Giveaway: LAIKA’s Spooky New ‘ParaNorman’ DVD!

November 28, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Boys and ghouls, if you loved LAIKA’s awesome stop-motion movie ParaNorman, we’ve got the perfect holiday giveaway for you. The first five readers who email us at webmaster@animationmagazine.net (with the subject line ParaNorman Giveaway) will win the new two-disc combo pack version of the movie. It helps if you give [...]

LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Leads New DVD Releases

November 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

If you missed LAIKA’s well-received stop-motion feature ParaNorman, you can enjoy it at home as Universal Home Ent. has released the pic on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, based on a script by Butler, the acclaimed movie centers on a young boy who [...]

‘ParaNorman’ Haunts DVD Shelves Next Month

October 4, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

LAIKA’s second stop-motion 3-D feature ParaNorman has been scaring up ghoulish family fun in theaters since its release, and Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced you can bring Norman and his supernatural cohorts home on disc and digital November 27, just in time for the holidays! What outcast kid or [...]

LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Scares Up Auds This Weekend

August 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

LAIKA studio’s second feature, ParaNorman, is an original stop-motion horror story for kids of all ages. One of the most noticeable shifts in the Stateside features market is the reignited enthusiasm for stop-motion techniques. Major studios have released or unveiled plans to release films using this classic medium—and the start [...]

Little, Brown Scares Up ‘ParaNorman’ Publishing Deal

November 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

ParaNorman, an upcoming stop-motion 3D animated feature produced by LAIKA, has scored a world print and electronic publishing deal for key movie tie-ins and an original middle-grade novel with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Little, Brown will launch this new publishing program in June, prior to ParaNorman’s nationwide release [...]

LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Gets a Trailer

November 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A week ago, we showed you the new poster to ParaNorman, the upcoming new 3D stop-motion feature from LAIKA, the studio that made Coraline. Now, we’ve got the trailer. Check it out: Slated for an Aug. 17 release date, the movie is directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away, Astro Boy) [...]

New Poster Revealed for LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’

October 26, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Portland’s acclaimed animation studio LAIKA has unveiled a new poster for its 2012 stop-motion movie ParaNorman. Slated for an August 17 release date, the movie is directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away, Astro Boy) and Chris Butler (storyboard supervisor on Coraline, Corpse Bride and Tarzan II), who also wrote the [...]

Cast, Composer Added to Laika and Focus’ ‘ParaNorman’

June 15, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

ParaNorman, the next 3D stop-motion animated feature from Laika and Focus Features, has added composer Jon Brion to its ranks, as well as cast members Tucker Albrizzi, Alex Borstein and Jodelle Ferland. The studio’s follow-up to the 2009 hit Coraline is in production at Laika’s Oregon facility. ParaNorman is directed [...]