‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Stop-Motion Film Cast Announced

Kubo and the Two Strings Movie Details and Cast
Poster for ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

LAIKA and Focus Features just announced a new 3D stop-motion film titled Kubo and the Two Strings will be entering theaters on August 19th, 2016. Directed by first time feature film helmer Travis Knight, Kubo and the Two Strings is based on an original screenplay by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler (ParaNorman) and features the voices of Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark in Game of Thrones), Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, and Brenda Vaccaro. Director Knight is also producing the film along with Arianne Sutner.

Focus Features and LAIKA previously teamed up on the award-winning films The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline.

Kubo and the Two Strings is a rare gem,” said Knight. “It’s a gripping yarn woven from Japanese folktales and mythology, with lost civilizations, mystical origami, noble heroes, star-crossed lovers, and blood-curdling monsters. At once epic and intimate, Kubo is a funny, intense, and ultimately uplifting fairy tale draped in some of the most bizarre and exciting imagery I’ve ever seen. Most importantly, it’s deeply moving. It’s a story that means something, a story that deserves to be told. In short, it’s a LAIKA movie. And with a poetic script, sublime cast, and our freakishly talented artists and craftspeople, Kubo will be a strange, stirring, and altogether stunning film. I can’t wait to share it with the world.”

“LAIKA raises the bar on animated movies as a creative art,” stated Focus CEO Peter Schlessel. “Each picture Focus does with them is unique yet identifiably theirs. Travis and Arianne have convened a wonderful group of animators, actors, and artisans to tell a story that moviegoers of all ages will be transported by.”

The Plot:

In the epic fantasy, scruffy, kindhearted Kubo ekes out a humble living while devotedly caring for his mother in their sleepy shoreside village. It is a quiet existence – until a spirit from the past catches up with him to enforce an age-old vendetta. Suddenly on the run from gods and monsters, Kubo’s chance for survival rests on finding the magical suit of armor once worn by his fallen father, the greatest samurai the world has ever known. Summoning courage, Kubo embarks on a thrilling odyssey as he faces his family’s history, navigates the elements, and bravely fights for the earth and the stars.


-By Rebecca Murray

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