For 20 years, Laika has been synonymous with stop-motion projects, creating animated features such as “ParaNorman,” “Coraline” and “Kubo and the Two Strings,” but 2023 heralded a new change for the studio, the move into live action.
Matt Levin, president of Laika’s live-action film and series division, joined the Oregon-based studio in 2023 to build on its legacy and contribute to this next chapter. “It’s all coming from this very pure place of wanting to tell stories that are pushing boundaries and emotionally resonant and timeless, and advancing the craft and advancing the medium in some way,” Levin says.
The studio first announced plans back in 2021 after acquiring rights to adapt John Brownlow’s novel “Seventeen” for the big screen. Back then, Laika…
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