Tag: Kubo and the Two Strings
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Laurane Sheehan, Longtime Entertainment Publicist, Dies at 61
Laurane “Lala” Sheehan, a longtime corporate entertainment publicist and events planner, died Nov. 11 of a sudden heart attack.Sheehan was a senior accounts supervisor at Maggie Begley Communications for 30 years, where she worked with clients including Laika, Locksmith Animation, the Gotham Group, the Oneida Indian Nation, Vista Group, Movio, Cinedigm, Anheuser-Busch, children’s author Tony…
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Laika: Behind the Scenes of the Studio’s Valentine’s Day Campaign (Exclusive)
Laika Studios is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a special short-form video featuring duos from its films. The content will be posted out on Valentine’s Day across its social media channel to bridge the gap between providing content while fans wait for the next big studio release.David Burke, chief marketing officer and SVP of operations says,…
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‘Over the Moon’ Review: Gil Keane’s Delectable Netflix Debut Waxes as it Goes Along
When did American kids movies become so preoccupied with death? When did being a beloved relative in a colorful animated children’s adventure become as much of a death sentence as being a teenager in a “Final Destination” film? Loss and the lessons that come with it are somewhat foundational to a genre that’s still associated…
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‘Missing Link’ Review: Laika’s Excellent Adventure Film Is the Most Accessible Yet
For the last decade, Laika has delivered incredible works of art and artistry in the stop-motion animated films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings. Four films with five Oscar nominations among them, four films that featured a mixture of genre, tone, settings, and original or adapted storylines. The studio’s award-winning animation…
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‘Bumblebee’ Film Review: Michael Bay’s Exit from the Director’s Chair Leads to the Best ‘Transformers’ Yet
It’s been 11 years since Michael Bay took the reins of the live-action “Transformers” movies, and in that time he has infused these films with a particular, cacophonous audio-visual aesthetic that has more in common with a rollercoaster at a rave in a war zone than what we would otherwise consider conventional, cinematic storytelling. His…
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‘Bumblebee’ Review: The Best Transformers Movie By Far Actually Cares About People
In 2007, the “Transformers” cinematic universe was launched by Michael Bay, and while the first film of the franchise made a whole lot of money, it was a surprise how bad it was. After all, if there’s one thing America’s greatest auteur of explosions should have been good at doing, it was directing a movie…
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‘Bumblebee’ First Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Gets a ‘Transformers’ Prequel Directed by ‘Kubo’ Helmer
There’s a new actor coming to the “Transformers” world…and his name is John Cena. The wrestler-turned-actor stars in the upcoming “Bumblebee,” about the robot-in-disguise of the same name. Set 20 years before the first film in the franchise, the prequel is also the first not to be directed by Michael Bay (who’s staying onboard as…
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Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson Join Laika’s ‘Missing Link’ (Exclusive)
Laika’s newest animated feature has added an official title, “Missing Link,” a projected release and a full key voice cast with Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson joining the already-announced Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis. Stuart Ford’s new Agc Intl. is handling foreign sales.“Missing Link,” which unveiled the first photo in Cannes, is the…
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Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna
Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis will star in an untitled new animated movie from stop-motion studio Laika for Annapurna Pictures, the companies announced Wednesday.Chris Butler, who directed the studio’s Oscar-nominated 2012 movie “ParaNorman,” will direct the globe-trotting comedy-adventure.The film will be the Oregon-based studio’s fifth feature, following successes like “Coraline,” “The Boxtrolls” and…