Tickets for LAIKA’s theatrical re-release of its award-winning stop-motion animated film “ParaNorman” this October are now on sale.
LAIKA’s second film will re-release in newly remastered 3D and 2D formats as part of the studio’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration. Initially released in 2012, “ParaNorman” was a hit with critics and general audiences alike, garnering multiple awards, including Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations, as well as multiple ANNIE Awards.
Written by Chris Butler and directed by Butler and Sam Fell (“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”), “ParaNorman” tells the story of Norman, an 11-year-old boy who can see and talk to ghosts, making him an outcast in his small town of Blithe Hollow. When a 300-year-old witch’s curse unleashes a zombie apocalypse, Norman is the only one who can stop it. Forced to team up with his older sister Courtney, the school bully Alvin, and his only friend Neil (along with Neil’s jock brother Mitch), Norman embarks on a quest to stop the curse. As they confront the rising dead and an angry mob of townspeople, Norman uncovers the truth behind the witch’s curse and the historical injustice that led to it.
As previously announced, the studio’s new CG animated short film, “ParaNorman: The Thrifting,” directed by LAIKA’s lead character designer, Thibault LeClercq, and written by Chris Butler, will be shown alongside the film. The short features the voice work of “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard and Anna Kendrick, reprising her role of Norman’s older sister, Courtney Babcock.
As with the record-breaking 15th Anniversary 2024 re-release of “Coraline,” LAIKA will bring the remastered “ParaNorman” to audiences in the U.S. through a partnership with Fathom Entertainment. The film will return to theaters on Saturday, October 25.
The successful re-release of “Coraline” last year signaled an audience desire for repertory cinema as moviegoers rediscover older films, especially accessible horror titles that families can enjoy together. The return of “Coraline” scored $56M in worldwide box office, making it one of the most successful global re-releases of the past decade and the highest lifetime gross for a stop-motion film in the U.S.
Tickets for “ParaNorman” are now on sale. For more information, visit ParaNorman.com.
