LAIKA World

Hello and welcome to the fanblog LAIKA World, here to bring you all things both weird and wonderful from the amazing animation studio, LAIKA!

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There are Coraline and Other Mother plushies now. Coraline fans rejoice

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Costumes For Horse, Mr. Link/Susan, and Sir Lionel Frost

Missing Link

Designed By Deborah Cook

28th Art Of Motion Picture Costume Design

Fidm Museum And Galleries

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The mice want me to give you a message. They say don’t go through small door….

Coraline (2009) dir. Henry Selick

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coraline jones outfit appreciation CORALINE (2009) dir. Henry Selick

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CORALINE (2009) dir. Henry Selick

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CORALINE (2009) + trivia.

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Revisiting #LAIKAxPAM, where #Coraline fans got a rare opportunity to examine actual props and costumes from the film up-close—and admire the sumptuous detail work. [Via Facebook]

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Are we hyped or are we hyped? Wildwood is finally OFFICIALLY announced! There’s been rumblings that Laika has been developing it for years, and now its becoming a reality! I can’t wait to learn more and share news with you all!

 Also THANK YOU FOR 19K FOLLOWERS! You’re all so cool and awesome!

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LAIKA Announces ‘Wildwood’ as Next Animated Feature

Currently in production with studio CEO Travis Knight directing, film tells a tale of love, loss, sacrifice, and secrets set in an enchanted forest beyond Portland’s city limits.

We finally get the news from just outside Portland we’ve been waiting for: LAIKA’s next animated feature film, helmed by studio president and CEO Travis Knight, is called Wildwood.

Based on the bestselling novel by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis, the film is currently in production at the studio.  

“As a deep-dyed native son of Oregon, I have rainwater, microbrew, and fair-trade coffee coursing through my veins,” said Knight, the BAFTA-winning director of LAIKA’s Kubo and the Two Strings and the live-action hit, Bumblebee. “With Wildwood, I have the opportunity to tell a madly ambitious story of magic, wonder, and danger set in the place I grew up. My very own Portland will join that pantheon of unforgettable fantasy realms, with a stirring epic that will kindle imaginations, lift spirits, and break hearts.”

“Colin and Carson’s novel is a lyrical work of art,” Knight continued. “The entire LAIKA family is fully committed to honoring it with a film of breathtaking spectacle and aching beauty. I can’t wait to share it with the world. Although we’re doing this in stop-motion, so, you know, I’ll have to.”

In describing the film, the studio shares, “Beyond Portland’s city limits lies Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there.  You’re not even supposed to know it exists. But Prue McKeel is about to enter this enchanted wonderland. Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest's depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate Curtis – is going to get him back. Prue might think she’s too old for fairytales, but she’s just found herself at the center of one. One filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.”

“Wildwood,” they added, “is a tale of love, loss, sacrifice and secrets, and of the magic you can find on your doorstep, if you’re willing to look for it.”

Wildwood will be the first fully animated feature film lensed by multiple Oscar and BAFTA nominee, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. Arianne Sutner will produce, with Chris Butler writing the screenplay; both won Golden Globe awards for the studio’s last film, Missing Link.  Each of the studio’s five films - Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Missing Link (2019) - were nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Animated Feature. Recently, the studio announced its first live-action feature film based on the action thriller novel “Seventeen” by screenwriter John Brownlow.

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did you see laika’s latest instagram post?? 👀👀

OH YEAHHHH

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your work is amazing and i hope this blog is still active! you’re really really talented 💓

Thank you so much! I apologize if I'm answering this super late, Tumblr loves to never notify me if I get messages on this blog.

And Laika's newest film announcement has woken me from my slumber! Yippeeeee!

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“Magic. Wonder. Danger. Welcome to #Wildwood! The newest addition to the LAIKA family is now in production” Via Twitter

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First question. If I’m Beetle and you’re Monkey, why isn’t he called “Boy”?

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016) dir. Travis Knight

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“Kubo and Beetle reunite for Fathers Day—and it’s a bullseye! We wish a wonderful, joyous celebration for you and your family.”

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Coraline (2009) Dir. Henry Selick