Led by Chris McLaughlin and Greg Fisher, the studio handled 746 shots across 17 sequences, creating Eternia, Castle Grayskull, Cringer, Zoar, Roboto and Skeletor’s skull, balancing the campy, cartoon-inspired fantasy with believable, realistic characters and environments.
After receiving a plaque in the new Annecy Hall of Fame, LAIKA’s CEO and director discussed the craft, technology, and production demands of the studio’s sixth and most ambitious stop-motion feature… and why it took so long.
He’s got the power… and the abs to match! A new He-Man coming to theaters in the live-action fantasy adventure about 10-year-old Prince Adam re-uniting with his magical Sword of Grayskull to take on Skeletor; from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios, in theaters June 5.
It’s finally here - the studio behind ‘Coraline’ shares its first extended look at the upcoming stop-motion fantasy feature directed by Travis Knight and based on the novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis; in theaters October 23.
In his first visit to the festival, the film’s director and studio CEO will present exclusive material from the upcoming stop-motion feature, along with joining the reveal of a major exhibition marking the opening of the Cité Internationale du Cinéma d’Animation.
He’s finally back to save Eternia… there’s a new He-Man coming to theaters in the live-action fantasy adventure about 10-year-old Prince Adam re-uniting with his magical Sword of Power to take on Skeletor; from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios, watch it June 5.
By the Power of Grayskull, there’s a new He-Man on the horizon in the live-action fantasy adventure about 10-year-old Prince Adam re-uniting with his magical Sword of Power, then heading home to save Eternia; from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios, in theaters June 5.
The studio’s upcoming animated fantasy, about a girl’s quest to save her baby brother within a forbidden forest, featuring an all-star cast led by Carey Mulligan and Jacob Tremblay, will hit U.S. theaters on October 23; global sales to launch next month at European Film Market.
The ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ star joins the live-action project, from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios and directed by LAIKA CEO Travis Knight, as the iconic mechanical warrior; hits theaters June 5, 2026.
The ‘Corpse Bride’ and ‘Frankenweenie’ screenwriter joins director Pete Candeland on the project, which follows a theater-loving high school student who is lured into an endless bacchanal in search of her missing mother.
The ‘Bones and All’ scribe will write the stop-motion animated feature be set in a house with infinite rooms, endless corridors, and walls lined with thousands of statues; Travis Knight to direct.
Jared Leto boards as Skeletor, with Sam C. Wilson coming on as Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, in the live-action feature from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios that hits theaters June 5, 2026.
Travis Knight, president and CEO of the Oregon-based stop-motion studio, will direct the animated feature film adaptation of the best-selling fantasy novel.
LAIKA CEO Travis Knight willl now direct the film, which was dropped by Netflix last July after $30 million was spent in development; release set for Summer 2026.
Studio brings on Pete Candeland along with the Annie Award-winning pair Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, respectively, bolstering the animation division’s creative roster.
The LAIKA president and CEO joins the museum’s governing body; Effie T. Brown appointed honorary trustee of the Academy Museum Inclusion Advisory Committee.
With the additional title, the studio exec’s responsibilities include all aspects of the company’s operations while he continues to lead brand marketing and film development.
The cutting-edge animation studio adds veteran production leadership to take the reins of the studio’s expanding live-action efforts; first project is based on John Brownlow’s action thriller novel ‘Seventeen.’
Company veteran will head the newly reorganized technology group that combines, IT, production technology and business system departments.
Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, and Richard E. Grant lead an all-star voice lineup for the multi-award-winning animation studio’s next feature, which ventures into an ‘unknown’ land filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.
Studio CEO and president Travis Knight will direct the stop-motion feature, a gritty neo-noir folktale centered on a young man in rural Missouri fighting to keep his family together in the wake of a tragedy.
VFX supervisors Sebastian von Overheidt and Benoit De Longlee delivered 739 shots, including a 90-second sequence of heroes Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer falling from a C-17 cargo plane flying over the South China Sea, in Ruben Fleischer’s action-adventure adaptation of the Naughty Dog videogame franchise.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the highly acclaimed stop-motion animated film returns to theaters tomorrow, for one night only; presented in select cinemas nationwide, tickets are now on sale.
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.
High-definition studio editions of LAIKA’s acclaimed animated films include interviews, behind-the-scenes looks, feature-length storyboards, and featurettes; ‘ParaNorman’ and ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Blu-ray+DVD release follows on September 14.
