A rare and extensive animation collection from Steven Spielberg, Shirley Kurata’s Oscar-nominated costumes from 2022 Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, a blacklisted writer’s original Oscar statuette from 1958’s The Defiant Ones and the more than 700-film collection of legendary film scholar and Honorary Oscar recipient Kevin Brownlow are just a few of the latest donations to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ vast collections housed at the Margaret Herrick Library on Beverly Hills, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the Academy Film Archive. These items and many more just add to the eye-popping collected works for AMPAS, the largest film-related collection in the world (next to my garage – Not).
The Steven Spielberg Animation Collection, which includes more an 150 pieces of original animation art from 1932-52 is such a prize that the Academy is renaming its Herrick Library’s Graphic Arts department — which also includes posters,...
The Steven Spielberg Animation Collection, which includes more an 150 pieces of original animation art from 1932-52 is such a prize that the Academy is renaming its Herrick Library’s Graphic Arts department — which also includes posters,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Ireland native David Burke, Laika Studios chief marketing officer and SVP of business operations, came to the Oregon-based animation house in 2019 from a longtime role as Universal Pictures general manager for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Now he’s overseeing the growth of Laika, best known for its stop-motion feature films “Coraline,” “ParaNorman,” “The Boxtrolls,” “Kubo and the Two Strings” and “Missing Link” — as well as the upcoming fantasy adventure “Wildwood,” which includes a voice cast of major stars including Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali and Awkwafina and is directed by company president Travis Knight.
The executive declined to reveal the “Wildwood” budget but called it the studio’s most ambitious project to date. (Laika’s most expensive film to date is 2019’s “Missing Link” with a reported budget of 102.3 million.)
Burke said he joined Laika because of Knight’s singular vision.
“There isn’t anyone, to my mind,...
The executive declined to reveal the “Wildwood” budget but called it the studio’s most ambitious project to date. (Laika’s most expensive film to date is 2019’s “Missing Link” with a reported budget of 102.3 million.)
Burke said he joined Laika because of Knight’s singular vision.
“There isn’t anyone, to my mind,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Diane Haithman
- The Wrap
The 2019 Laika Studios film Missing Link will screen at The History Museum (5700 Lindell Boulevard St Louis) November 9th at 11am as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This is a Free event. Read the We Are Movie Geeks review of Missing Link Here. Laika Studio’s Brad Schiff will host post-film Q&a. Read the 2014 We Are Movie Geeks interview with Brad Schiff Here.
“Missing Link” — the globe-trotting family adventure from the Oscar-nominated Laika Studios — stars the furbearing Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who’s a towering 8 foot tall and weighs a massive 630 pounds. But that scary appearance deceives: Funny, sweet, and adorably literal, Mr. Link is actually the world’s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.
“Missing Link” — the globe-trotting family adventure from the Oscar-nominated Laika Studios — stars the furbearing Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who’s a towering 8 foot tall and weighs a massive 630 pounds. But that scary appearance deceives: Funny, sweet, and adorably literal, Mr. Link is actually the world’s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.
- 11/4/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Missing Link is not Laika's most affecting film, but gorgeous animation and an eye for detail makes it a worthwhile adventure.
Laika is one of the only movie studios in the world dedicated to stop-motion animation, keeping the art form alive with whimsical tales like Coraline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings. Their latest offering, Missing Link, pushes the boundaries of the hand-crafted medium in spectacular ways, though the story at the heart of it doesn’t live up to the high standard of the animation itself.
A slightly less manic than usual Zach Galifianakis voices Mr. Link, an adorably wide-eyed and charming iteration of the eight-foot-tall Sasquatch/Bigfoot from the Pacific Northwest, who strikes a deal with a debonair but self-serving adventurer and researcher of mythical beasts called Sir Lionel Frost. Mr. Link believes there are more of his kind living halfway across the world in the legendary valley of Shangri-La,...
Laika is one of the only movie studios in the world dedicated to stop-motion animation, keeping the art form alive with whimsical tales like Coraline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings. Their latest offering, Missing Link, pushes the boundaries of the hand-crafted medium in spectacular ways, though the story at the heart of it doesn’t live up to the high standard of the animation itself.
A slightly less manic than usual Zach Galifianakis voices Mr. Link, an adorably wide-eyed and charming iteration of the eight-foot-tall Sasquatch/Bigfoot from the Pacific Northwest, who strikes a deal with a debonair but self-serving adventurer and researcher of mythical beasts called Sir Lionel Frost. Mr. Link believes there are more of his kind living halfway across the world in the legendary valley of Shangri-La,...
- 4/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Come April 12, audience members can hitch a ride with the daring world adventurer Sir Lionel Frost and the optimistic, unclassified beast known as Mr. Link for a monster of a journey.
Coming along on the adventure to find Mr. Link's closest living family members will also be some familiar and famous voices. Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and more lent their talents to this family-friendly adventure comedy from Laika and Annapurna Pictures.
From giant mythical creatures to conniving travelers, here are several Missing Link characters and the voice actors behind them.
Coming along on the adventure to find Mr. Link's closest living family members will also be some familiar and famous voices. Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and more lent their talents to this family-friendly adventure comedy from Laika and Annapurna Pictures.
From giant mythical creatures to conniving travelers, here are several Missing Link characters and the voice actors behind them.
- 4/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Come April 12, audience members can hitch a ride with the daring world adventurer Sir Lionel Frost and the optimistic, unclassified beast known as Mr. Link for a monster of a journey.
Coming along on the adventure to find Mr. Link's closest living family members will also be some familiar and famous voices. Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and more lent their talents to this family-friendly adventure comedy from Laika and Annapurna Pictures.
From giant mythical creatures to conniving travelers, here are several Missing Link characters and the voice actors behind them.
Coming along on the adventure to find Mr. Link's closest living family members will also be some familiar and famous voices. Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and more lent their talents to this family-friendly adventure comedy from Laika and Annapurna Pictures.
From giant mythical creatures to conniving travelers, here are several Missing Link characters and the voice actors behind them.
- 4/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris Butler, the writer, director and character designer of Laika's new animated feature Missing Link for Annapurna, is featured in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Behind the Screen podcast series.
Set to open Friday, Missing Link is the fifth feature from Portland, Oregon-area animation studio Laika, whose previous films include Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. It is a Victorian era-set story about friendship that follows globetrotting adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) and Mr. Link, the legendary Bigfoot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). Joining them on a journey to find Mr....
Set to open Friday, Missing Link is the fifth feature from Portland, Oregon-area animation studio Laika, whose previous films include Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. It is a Victorian era-set story about friendship that follows globetrotting adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) and Mr. Link, the legendary Bigfoot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). Joining them on a journey to find Mr....
- 4/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris Butler, the writer, director and character designer of Laika's new animated feature Missing Link for Annapurna, is featured in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Behind the Screen podcast series.
Set to open Friday, Missing Link is the fifth feature from Portland, Oregon-area animation studio Laika, whose previous films include Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. It is a Victorian era-set story about friendship that follows globetrotting adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) and Mr. Link, the legendary Bigfoot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). Joining them on a journey to find Mr....
Set to open Friday, Missing Link is the fifth feature from Portland, Oregon-area animation studio Laika, whose previous films include Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. It is a Victorian era-set story about friendship that follows globetrotting adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) and Mr. Link, the legendary Bigfoot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). Joining them on a journey to find Mr....
- 4/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
While four films are set to release wide this weekend, the big showdown will be between comic book films, as “Shazam!” goes up against Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated reboot of “Hellboy.”
The “Shazam!” showdown against “Hellboy” comes after the DC superhero film’s $56.8 million domestic launch. However, while the Warner Bros./New Line film had strong critical and audience reception coming off of the weekend, Monday’s box office numbers were lower than expected for such a well-received film, with just $3 million grossed. While those numbers may have been weighed down by the broadcast of the Ncaa basketball championship, Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock says it makes him wonder whether the good word-of-mouth for the DC blockbuster is really spreading to other audiences.
Also Read: 'Shazam!' Surges to $53 Million Box Office Opening
“Perhaps family audiences will show up to ‘Shazam!’ and keep it No. 1,” Bock said. “But if hardcore comic-book fans who saw ‘Shazam!
The “Shazam!” showdown against “Hellboy” comes after the DC superhero film’s $56.8 million domestic launch. However, while the Warner Bros./New Line film had strong critical and audience reception coming off of the weekend, Monday’s box office numbers were lower than expected for such a well-received film, with just $3 million grossed. While those numbers may have been weighed down by the broadcast of the Ncaa basketball championship, Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock says it makes him wonder whether the good word-of-mouth for the DC blockbuster is really spreading to other audiences.
Also Read: 'Shazam!' Surges to $53 Million Box Office Opening
“Perhaps family audiences will show up to ‘Shazam!’ and keep it No. 1,” Bock said. “But if hardcore comic-book fans who saw ‘Shazam!
- 4/10/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Zoe Saldana is applauding Walt Disney Co. executives for reversing their previous banishment of writer/director James Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
Saldana, who plays green alien Gamora in the series, previously joined her cast mates in support of Gunn, who was temporarily removed from the project when old and offensive online posts surfaced. The resulting uproar saw Disney elect to sever its business relationship with him.
But Disney, allegedly at the prodding of Marvel executives, later re-thought Gunn’s quick banishment and reversed it.
“I was very proud of Disney and all of the executives there,” Saldana said of the decision to reinstate Gunn in an interview with the New York Daily News. “They’re sending a very strong message that, yes, accountability is important. It is a must. We’re not going to surrender that moving forward. But when the opportunity presents itself where it’s just the first step,...
Saldana, who plays green alien Gamora in the series, previously joined her cast mates in support of Gunn, who was temporarily removed from the project when old and offensive online posts surfaced. The resulting uproar saw Disney elect to sever its business relationship with him.
But Disney, allegedly at the prodding of Marvel executives, later re-thought Gunn’s quick banishment and reversed it.
“I was very proud of Disney and all of the executives there,” Saldana said of the decision to reinstate Gunn in an interview with the New York Daily News. “They’re sending a very strong message that, yes, accountability is important. It is a must. We’re not going to surrender that moving forward. But when the opportunity presents itself where it’s just the first step,...
- 4/7/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In Missing Link, Laika’s upcoming film by director Chris Butler (ParaNorman), the studio shines a bigger, brighter light on the art of stop motion animation and expands the type of stories created with it. Missing Link follows the epic adventures of monster hunter Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman), who travels to the Pacific Northwest and discovers a creature widely considered to be a myth: the legendary missing link, aka Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis). Together they travel the globe in...
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- 11/8/2018
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Following a massive hit with 2016’s “Sausage Party,” Annapurna Pictures’ second animated film looks just as delightful, though decidedly more kid-friendly. Titled “Missing Link,” the movie is the fifth feature from Laika, the stop-motion animation studio behind Oscar-nominated films “Coraline” and “Kubo and the Two Strings.” In the newly released trailer, Zach Galifianakis charms as Mr. Link, an affable giant monkey on a journey to find his long-lost cousins.
Per the official synopsis: “Meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you… he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, our fearless trio of...
Per the official synopsis: “Meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you… he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, our fearless trio of...
- 11/8/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Laika’s fifth film, “Missing Link,” will bow April 19, 2019, breaking free from Focus Features in a North American distribution alliance with Annapurna Pictures. The Yeti adventure opens ahead of DreamWorks’ similarly-themed “Abominable,” which Universal Pictures will release September 27, 2019, directed by Jill Culton (“Open Season”) and voiced by Chloe Bennet.
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Laika’s fifth film, “Missing Link,” will take a mature leap for the Oregon-based stop-motion studio, breaking free from Focus Features in a North American distribution alliance with Annapurna Pictures. It opens spring of 2019, as Laika President/CEO Travis Knight meets with international distributors at the Cannes Film Festival.
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
“Missing Link” is a buddy comedy/adventure about explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) and a Yeti named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who embark on a global quest from the Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary Shangri-La, home of Link’s ancestry. They team up with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to their secret destination.
Once again, Laika embraces acceptance and belonging in its first movie not starring a child hero. Written and directed by Chris Butler (“ParaNorman”), “Missing Link” also features the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas,...
- 5/8/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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