The stop-motion animated "ParaNorman" unfolds tragically: So much drawing for such an unworthy script. The labor necessary to create a film like "ParaNorman" is colossal. Tens of thousands of facial ...

Last year, “Coraline,” the first feature from Hillsboro’s Laika studio, drew audiences when it returned to movie theaters for a limited engagement. Now, “ParaNorman,” the second stop-motion animated ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stop-motion animated “ParaNorman” unfolds tragically: So much drawing for such an unworthy script. The labor necessary to create a film like “ParaNorman” is colossal. Tens of ...

Laika's sets have gone silent for the summer, soundstages are vacant, workshops deserted. Characters from the Hillsboro animation studio's sophomore feature, "ParaNorman," sit frozen in time, fixed in ...

Following the success of Coraline’s re-release to theaters, another LAIKA production will find new life. According to Variety, the 2012 stop-motion film, ParaNorman, will hit theaters from Fathom ...

LAIKA’s “ParaNorman” is returning from the great beyond. The 2012 feature, directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler (who also wrote the screenplay), will have a one-week theatrical run this Halloween.

Everybody loves a good ghost story, especially one that not only gives us a fright, but shakes the creative juices and inspires the imagination. The world of ParaNorman should do just that for ...

“ParaNorman” is the second feature film produced by Laika, a Portland-area stop-motion animation studio. Its first full-length feature, “Coraline,” was released in 2009. Laika’s chief executive is ...

This film image released by Focus Features shows the character Norman, voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee, in the 3D stop-motion film, "ParaNorman." (AP Photo/Focus Features) This film image released by Focus ...