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Exclusive Look at the Amazing Animation in ParaNorman

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Universal Pictures have given us this new and exclusive look at the amazing way in which ParaNorman has been animated. It’s been done using stop-motion which is a technique that is best known for being done at Aardman Animation Studios on TV programmes like Wallace and Grommet or more recently in Pirates: In an Adventure [...]




Brilliant Featurette on the Stop-Motion of ParaNorman – ‘Hand-Making the World’

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ParaNorman is shaping up to be one of the best animated films of the year, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we find it among the nominees early next year for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. Along with Pixar’s Brave and Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, it looks like a very strong contender. We’ve [...]




5 Brilliant Mondo Posters & 3 Featurettes for ParaNorman – ‘Faces of ParaNorman’

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Vying for best animated feature of this year will be Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, Pixar’s Brave, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, and ParaNorman from LAIKA, the team behind Coraline. We saw a great new set of images from the animated stop-motion film last month, and with its release in the US only a month away, the film has [...]




A Brilliant Storybook of New Images for ParaNorman

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There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that ParaNorman should be one of the best animated films of the year. Made by LAIKA, the team behind Coraline, the stop-motion animated comedy has a brilliant voice cast led by Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In) as the eponymous Norman, alongside Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, [...]




Trailer: If there’s Something Strange in your Neighbourhood it’s probably ParaNorman

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If you fancy a kid friendly version of The Frightners then ParaNorman might be up your street, and there’s a new trailer in town for you to enjoy. It’s a veritable monsterpalooza as all manner of nasties overrun a small town, with only a small boy who sees dead people (and a whole lot more) [...]




Brilliant New Images from ParaNorman show Norman and a Creepy Green Zombie

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The handful of things we’ve seen from ParaNorman so far – one of the year’s main stop-motion animated comedies (the other being Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie) – have all been simply excellent. We got a great new trailer at the start of the month, and now we have a few brilliant new images to share with [...]




New ParaNorman Poster Brings Creepy Retro Stylings

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Although there was a time when CG animation threatened to all-but obliterate all other non-live action formats, stop-motion has stood its ground and in fact delivered a good number of stand-out classics – Coraline, Fantastic Mr Fox, Curse of the Were-Rabbit and (by the looks of things) Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists have all [...]




Brilliant New Trailer for ParaNorman

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We’ve seen a handful of things from Laika’s upcoming stop-motion animated comedy already, and they’ve all been terrific. The impressive voice cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In) as the eponymous Norman, as well as Casey Affleck, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Anna Kendrick, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Apple have put out the new trailer for the [...]




New ParaNorman Poster Channels Inner Zombie-Whisperer

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Laika Entertainment’s new 3D horror comedy ParaNorman wants you to know that even the misunderstood kids can be heroes with the release of its new one-sheet! Directed by animation veterans Chris Butler and Sam Fell, and featuring the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road, Let Me In), Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Twilight Saga) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse [...]




New ParaNorman Trailer Released

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MSN ave released a brand new trailer for Laika Entertainment’s ParaNorman and it’s just wonderful. Sam Fell and Chris Butler are directing and the film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee​, Casey Affleck​, Anna Kendrick​, John Goodman​, Leslie Mann​, Jodelle Ferland​, Christopher Mintz-Plasse​, Bernard Hill​ and Jeff Garlin​. There’s a small synopsis before the trailer below, A misunderstood boy (Smit-McPhee) who [...]




Wonderful Trailer for ParaNorman

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It may still be Hallowe’en in some dark corner of the world but if you’re already missing the spooky season here’s a trailer that will get those bones chilled good and proper. You can see the lineage of co-director and writer Chris Butler here, with art department work on Coraline and Corpse Bride seemingly inspiring [...]




ParaNorman Teaser Poster

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Focus Features have released a brand new teaser poster for Laika Entertainment’s ParaNorman. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, ParaNorman stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, John Goodman, Leslie Mann, Jodelle Ferland, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bernard Hill and Jeff Garlin. A misunderstood boy (Smit-McPhee) who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and moronic grown-ups [...]




Kodi Smit-McPhee Boards Paranorman

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In an interview with ShockTillYouDrop to promote Let Me In, Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) dropped some hints about his next film: I’m doing an animated film next called Paranorman. I play a boy named Norman who can see ghosts and he saves the world from a zombie invasion. Paranorman is a stop-motion animation by writer/director Chris [...]