Tomorrow I’ll be visiting the set of LAIKA’S Kubo and the Two Strings in Portland, OR (right in my backyard!). I love that we have such a talented team of animators and storytellers right here in Portland. While I can’t tell you much more than that until July, I’m really excited to go behind the scenes of LAIKA’S newest stop-motion animation movie. LAIKA’s previously acclaimed stop-motion animation movies include The Boxtrolls, Coraline, and ParaNorman.
Focus Features will release the new movie from animation studio LAIKA nationwide on August 19, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9tDqmOPmto&list=PLISrtAJ0wX5kdkXOd5WdGi1WqtfDrUiV8&index=4
Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Akihiro (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), and Kameyo (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family, and fulfill his heroic destiny.
Director: Travis Knight
Writers: Marc Haimes and Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”)
Voice Cast: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Vaccaro, and Matthew McConaughey
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My nephew would get a kick out of this movie.
Looks lovely.