Neil Gaiman's CORALINE series
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Two Genre Stories Eyed by Laika
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Source: Variety
In a detailed report of billionaire Phil Knight, the trade is announcing a few projects that the Nike operator is running through his CG and stop-motion company Laika. While his animation company is already releasing Coraline soon, they also have three new projects to choose from afterwards. Or they may be doing all three. While one is just about bluebirds in a road ralley race, the other two deal with monsters, a 1850's London setting, and zombies.
The trade reports;
1. "Here Be Monsters!" from the books by Alan Snow, is a steampunk-flavored story set in a fantasy version of 1850s London. The hero is a 12-year-old who's grown up in an underground world beneath the city that is full of monsters but must find his way in the world when he moves to the surface to live like a normal boy.
2. "Paranorman," an original idea by "Coraline" story chief Chris Butler, concerns a small town under a secret curse. Only a 13-year-old boy can keep the town from being overrun by zombies, but no one will listen to him.
3. "Jack and Ben," an original for CG animation, revolves around brother bluebirds who get into a dangerous road-rally-style race to Florida along the north-south migration route. Barry Cook ("Mulan") would direct, David Skelly is writing and Ric Sluiter ("Lilo & Stitch") is art director.
Some more movies are also in the works by Knight's company. To check it out, click here.
The first production, Coraline, will be starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Ian McShane. Director Henry Selick is leading the adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel.
To check out the first teaser, click here.
Plot Summary: A high-definition stop-motion animated feature – the first to be originally filmed in 3-D – with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman's international best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Teri Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
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