Hey look, it's an international trailer for ParaNorman, the 3D stop motion feature from Laika Entertainment. Laika, if you're unaware, was responsible for 2009's Coraline, the wonderful 3D take on Neil Gaiman's awesome story. Everything we've seen from ParaNorman so far suggests that the original film will effectively incorporate a unique, spooktacular comedic tone, Plus, the stop-motion looks faultless, absolutely smooth yet still retaining that hand wrought charm inherent to the style. This trailer zeroes in on the basic concept, laying out the notion that young Norman, voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee, can see and communicate with ghosts, but in a good way. His skill comes in handy when zombies and all manner of ghoulish creatures surround the town, making young Norman the only one who can save the day.
This UK trailer debuted over at MSN UK today. See, UK trailer premiering at UK website? It all makes sense.
The film is directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell from a screenplay by Butler. Smith-McPhee you'll recognize from his work in both Let Me In and The Road, and the young actor's first leading voice role finds him joined by an impressive ensemble of vocal contributors. These include Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, John Goodman, Jeff Garlin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Alex Borstein, Leslie Mann, and Bernard Hill, who I always remember firstly as the captain in Titanic and secondarily as King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings.
