The studio formerly known as Will Vinton Studios that brought us the stop-motion classics Coraline and ParaNorman have a new movie coming out next year called The Boxtrolls.
Check out the trailer here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMCSXHEFtx8)
I can't tell if Laika is 3 for 3 or not. I love Coraline and ParaNorman, but 9 is okay at best.
Regardless, their track record is strong enough to definitely make me curious for this one.
Quote from: Avaitor on July 03, 2013, 09:02:13 PMI love Coraline and ParaNorman, but 9 is okay at best.
Laika didn't make
9.
Quote from: Avaitor on July 03, 2013, 09:02:13 PM
I can't tell if Laika is 3 for 3 or not. I love Coraline and ParaNorman, but 9 is okay at best.
I liked 9 better than what most people give it credit for.
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Quote from: Avaitor on July 03, 2013, 09:02:13 PMI love Coraline and ParaNorman, but 9 is okay at best.
Laika didn't make 9.
Huh, I thought they did.
Coraline was awesome and Paranorman was pretty good, so I hoping this turns out well.
Second trailer for The Boxtrolls. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8E7xJ6MXU)
Coming soon...
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Coolie McDoolies. I await the trailer.
9 wasn't bad. It was actually good, but it suffered from being too short. It should have had an extra fifteen minutes, if not thirty.
This is making me want to rewatch 9.
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Alright, then.
Super interested!
But I'm reminded that I still need to see the Boxtrolls.
First teaser! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1F8VJZgrk)
New Kubo trailer! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-6qJzeb3A)
Fuck, I wanna see this. :zonk:
Just got back from seeing Kubo. Freaking sweet-ass movie! I think this is Laika's best film to date.
Go see it if you haven't yet.
Definitely want to soon. Might could get my aunt to take me, but I don't know yet. Laika has become the Pixar of Stop Motion.
I loved just about everything about this movie. The world building, the characterization, the moral which teaches the importance of memory. And oh wow, Laika do such a great job with animation.
I cannot emphasize how great they are, and how fresh their output feels for the scene. It's definitely worth seeing if you're a fan of animation.
As great as Zootopia and Finding Dory were, part of me really hopes that Kubo can take the Oscar for best animated picture this year. It probably won't happen, but Laika deserves the popularity push, and I'm honestly a little ticked at the clear Disney/Pixar bias from the academy, with pictures like Frozen and Big Hero 6 winning out over far stronger competition. I mean, I even enjoyed BH6, but HTTYD2 was a substantially better movie.
Likewise, Kubo is clearly the best animated film of the year (so far at least). I'm honestly not knocking Zootopia or Finding Dory, either. I just believe that Kubo really is that great, and it hit me on a far more emotional level as well.
I can't really tell if I like Kubo or Zootopia better, but I would be totally in favor of Laika getting the win for a change. I'm still not too interested in Finding Dory, though.
But I don't think that'll happen, as long as the Academy remains as clueless and disinterested in animation as they are. They'll just continue to vote for whichever movie their kids liked the most that year, with a little bit of prestige sometimes factored in. Disney and Pixar usually fit that bill.
Edit: Also, I hear that there's actually an attempt for a campaign for The Boy and the Beast to be nominated. Even though that has even less of a chance to win, I hope it gets the nom, if only to help give Hosoda even more recognition stateside.
Quote from: Avaitor on August 30, 2016, 11:37:17 PMEdit: Also, I hear that there's actually an attempt for a campaign for The Boy and the Beast to be nominated. Even though that has even less of a chance to win, I hope it gets the nom, if only to help give Hosoda even more recognition stateside.
Absolutely, I 100% agree. However, it will still get snubbed like both Summer Wars and Wolf Children did. That's because it only has a small company like FUNimation behind it in the west. With Studio Ghibli films, they were distributed by Disney in the west, one of the world's largest and most recognizable companies with a lot of pull and influence in the movie industry, and in the end, that's what the Academy Awards are really about: money and politics. The Boy and the Beast has no realistic chance of a nomination, even if it deserves it.
Man, I hope they don't pass over Kubo for Zootopia. With it's box-office being so underwhelming, it'd be nice for it to at least get a prestigious accolade to compensate. For Boy and the Beast, just getting a nom would be a win for getting more recognition for Hosoda's films out there.
What if it's a worst-case scenario and Kubo gets passed over for Sausage Party and Angry Birds at the nominations?
WalMart has the Laika triple pack Blu for under $20, so I finally picked it up.
Awesome! And now I have an excuse to finally see Boxtrolls.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 31, 2016, 08:16:10 PM
What if it's a worst-case scenario and Kubo gets passed over for Sausage Party and Angry Birds at the nominations?
That's actually feasible as those movies made money and Kubo hasn't.
Laika really needs to move on from Universal. Their arrangement has been pretty detrimental to both sides (Universal doesn't make much money off Laika, Laika's films get lost in the shuffle from bad marketing)
It's honestly not doing that badly when you look at it. Kubo's opening is only $2 mill less than ParaNorman, and none of their other films have opened with more than $20 mill.
These aren't mega hits, but they're not that expensive to make. As long as Phil Knight's doing okay, I think Laika can survive.
Maybe. But it only making about 30 mil in it's first two weeks when it cost 60 mil to make is a little concerning. Then again, I don't remember how well Laika's other films did in a similar timeframe, so maybe it'll still make a profit.
Just making 60M is far from profitable though with the shear amount of overhead from promotional goods and printing costs. They probably need 110m just to break even.
Coming to Universal Studios... (http://www.toonzone.net/props-coraline-kubo-returning-universal-studios)
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Schway...
CA or FL?
A Will Vinton documentary needs crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
Please donate here. (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/welcometomydaydream/welcome-to-my-daydream-a-documentary-about-will-vi)
Movie #5 info! (https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/05/08/laika-reveals-name-release-date-of-its-fifth.html)
It's called Missing Link, and will be out next spring. It sounds cool, and the cast is looking good thus far!
ParaNorman is getting a TV series! (https://www.zummedia.com/paranorman)
It brings up Zum Media's page, nothing about ParaNorman in the link.
They've updated their website, so now the page is gone. :wth:
R.I.P. Will Vinton (https://www.facebook.com/will.vinton/posts/2219206734981677)
The trailer for their next movie is out: Missing Link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6jCNhebfg8)
It's a surprisingly lighter tone than their previous films.
They probably need to come up with something a little lighter and safer to bring in a bigger crowd. I still think Laika will be fine, as long as Travis Knight still has his family's Nike money, but they do need bigger hits.
I just saw Missing Link, and sure, it's not as epic as Kubo or thematically brilliant as Coraline, but I think it's a damn delightful film with strong character and a lot of heart. It definitely deserves better than its terrible box-office performance, but it seems like the general audience just isn't as attracted to these movies as animation fans are.
I just saw Missing Link yesterday and I loved it. It makes me want to watch the other Laika films since this was the very first one i've seen. I came close to crying 3 times during the movie and I had a smile on my face throughout it and found many parts hilarious. The animation in this movie was also incredible. I love how much work and care Laika put into this movie. I find it sad that it's bombing at the box office because this is my personal favorite film i've seen this year and Mr. Link is honestly one of my favorite characters of all time. It really had a big impact on me and it's one of my personal favorite movies of all time. I was going through a tough time yesterday and this was the movie I needed.
Laika has started a TikTok account. (https://www.tiktok.com/@laikastudios) They upload behind-the-scenes videos and stop-motion shorts.
Check out a preview. (https://twitter.com/kevinbparry/status/1264014531099004928)
Their next movie will be Wildwood. (https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/laika-announces-its-sixth-feature-wildwood-208682.html)
The Night Gardener has been announced. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/laika-night-gardener-travis-knight-1235135602)