![]() A ghostly storm resembling the witch appears in the air, summoning the cursed dead to arise as zombies, who chase the boys along with Norman's 17-year-old sister, Courtney and Neil's older brother Mitch, down the hill and into town. Norman attempts to continue reading from the book, to no effect. Alvin, a school bully, arrives and prevents Norman from reading the story before sundown. He then goes to the graves of the five men and two women who were cursed by the witch, but finds that the book is merely a series of fairy tales. Norman sets off to retrieve the book from Prenderghast's house (having to take it from his corpse). Norman is at first reluctant to go because he is scared but his grandmother tells him it is all right to be scared as long as he does not let it change who he is. ![]() The next day, Norman sees Prenderghast's spirit who tells him that the ritual must be performed with a certain book before sundown that day then making him swear to complete the task, Prenderghast's spirit is set free and crosses over. His mother Sandra tells him that his father's stern manner is because he is afraid for him. Prenderghast dies.ĭuring the official performance of the school play, Norman has a vision of the town's past in which he is pursued through the woods by townsfolk on a witch hunt, embarrassing himself and leading to a heated argument with his father Perry, who later grounds him. Prenderghast, who tells his nephew that he soon must take up his regular ritual to protect the town. After rehearsal of a school play commemorating the town's execution of a witch three centuries ago, the boys are confronted by Norman's estranged and seemingly deranged uncle, Mr. His best friend, Neil Downe, is an overweight boy who is bullied himself and finds in Norman a kindred spirit. Almost no one believes him and he is isolated emotionally from his family while being ridiculed by his peers. In the small town of Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts, Norman Babcock is an 11-year-old boy who speaks with the dead, including his late grandmother and various ghosts in town. The film received nominations for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. ParaNorman mainly received positive reviews and was a modest box office success, earning $107 million against its budget of $60 million. The ghosts all have unfinished business and others tragic deaths in the world of the living and Norman is given the task of ending a witch's curse. The film features a young boy named Norman who can communicate with ghosts. It is the first stop-motion film to use a 3D color printer to create character faces and only the second to be shot in 3D. It stars the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein and John Goodman. Henry Selick also produced, along with Claire Jennings, Bill Mechanic and Mary Sandell.$107.1 million Source ParaNorman is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion animated comedy horror film produced by Laika, distributed by Focus Features and was released on August 17, 2012. ![]() The voice cast includes Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. Her discovery at first seems great, but soon Coraline realizes everything is not as it appears and she must rely on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home. Written and Directed by Henry Selick ( The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach) and based on the novella of the same name by author Neil Gaiman ( Sandman), Coraline tells the story of a young girl who finds a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. Both films will be presented in their entirety and will include exclusive bonus content that reveals the creative process behind LAIKA’s unique films.Ĭoraline will return to theaters on Tuesday, August 24 at 3:00 p.m. LAIKA Studios, in partnership Fathom Events, Shout! Factory, and Park Circus are celebrating the 15th anniversary of LAIKA Studios by re-releasing fan favorites Coraline and ParaNorman back into theaters. ![]()
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