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‘Wildwood’ – First Look at LAIKA’s Dark Stop Motion Fantasy Adventure

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LAIKA Studios, the team behind stop-motion animated hits ParaNorman and Coraline, are back with their sixth stop-motion movie, Wildwood. It’s billed as “LAIKA’s most ambitious cinematic journey yet,” and a first look featurette was debuted over the weekend. Watch below for a sneak peek at LAIKA’s Wildwood, coming soon. LAIKA previews, “Step inside LAIKA’s world of Wildwood, where a […]

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‘Crumble’ – Brian Duffield to Write/Direct Live-Action Film for Laika

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Laika, the animation studio behind ParaNorman and Coraline, are entering the realm of live-action films with Crumble, with Spontaneous and No One Will Save You filmmaker Brian Duffield set to write and direct per Deadline. Crumble follows “a married couple who embark on a world-traveling adventure to find a cure for an ancient curse.” Academy […]

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‘Mad God’ and a Look at the History of Stop Motion Horror

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There’s no discussing film history without bringing up Stop-Motion Animation. After all, isn’t simulating movement through a succession of incrementally different images a primitive form of stop-motion in and of itself? That’s why this laborious form of animation has existed since the early days of cinema, serving as a creative tool for pioneer filmmakers and […]

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