Animation studio LAIKA quietly made its name in 2009 thanks to its memorable work on Henry Selick’s Coraline. And in the years since, it has stepped out of that shadow to become one of the most ...

This film image released by Focus Features shows the character Norman, voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee, in the 3D stop-motion film, "ParaNorman." (AP Photo/Focus Features) This film image released by Focus ...

Laika's sets have gone silent for the summer, soundstages are vacant, workshops deserted. Characters from the Hillsboro animation studio's sophomore feature, "ParaNorman," sit frozen in time, fixed in ...

“ParaNorman” is the second feature film produced by Laika, a Portland-area stop-motion animation studio. Its first full-length feature, “Coraline,” was released in 2009. Laika’s chief executive is ...

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once again combines brilliantly crafted stop-motion animation with a cheekily dark tale to create a fabulous entertainment. "ParaNorman," based on an original script by co-director Chris Butler , is ...

Clear a path, Pixar. With the delightfully offbeat zombie flick “ParaNorman,” the plucky studio Laika is staking a bold claim in the crowded animation market. It’s building a unique reputation by ...

I'm probably going to get some hate over this, but I think zombies are played out. They've lurched into books and onto the big and small screens with all the persistence of any one of society's ...

One clever detail tells you all you need to know about the title character in the exceptional “ParaNorman”: Smart, sensitive and friend-deprived Norman keeps a bottle of Windex in his grade-school ...

How do you take the old way of making a product and fuse it with new technology to move your business forward? Here are some tips from the head of Laika animation studios. Fast Company returned in the ...

"ParaNorman: The Thrifting" will screen in theaters alongside the "ParaNorman" Halloween re-release this month. ParaNorman is coming back to theaters 13 years later and bringing with it a new story ...

"This is the kind of story kids need to see," says Knight, whose Portland-based animation house made the stop-motion hit. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor On a dimly lit stage in Portland, Ore., Travis ...