Laika is looking to keep its streak of getting nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars alive with its most recent offering, “Missing Link.” The stop-motion animated film is directed by Chris Butler, who was previously nominated for “ParaNorman” in 2012 and also co-wrote the screenplay to “Kubo and the Two Strings.” Watch our recent interview with Butler.
The film centers on Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman), a man who has spent his life trying to discover mythological creatures in the hopes that he might be accepted into the “Society of Great Men.” When he receives a letter that claims to acknowledge the existence of a Sasquatch in America’s Pacific Northwest, he makes a deal with the leader of the Society that will allow him to join if the creature turns out to be real. In America, Frost encounters the creature (Zach Galifianakis) and is surprised to find out...
The film centers on Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman), a man who has spent his life trying to discover mythological creatures in the hopes that he might be accepted into the “Society of Great Men.” When he receives a letter that claims to acknowledge the existence of a Sasquatch in America’s Pacific Northwest, he makes a deal with the leader of the Society that will allow him to join if the creature turns out to be real. In America, Frost encounters the creature (Zach Galifianakis) and is surprised to find out...
- 11/15/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
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