Converse and LAIKA Celebrate Coraline’s 15th Anniversary With Upcoming Collection
15 Agosto 2024 - 4:04PM
Business Wire
Fans attending the theatrical re-release of
Coraline will get exclusive, early access starting August
15.
Converse and LAIKA are teaming up again, this time to offer a
unique collection of footwear and apparel inspired by the studio’s
Oscar®-nominated, fan-favorite film Coraline.
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Celebrating the cult-classic's 15th anniversary, the Converse x
Coraline collection brings together scenes, characters, and
patterns from memorable moments of the film, and will include adult
footwear, kids’ footwear, and apparel.
“We’re proud to yet again partner with Converse, this year in
celebration of Coraline’s 15th anniversary and global re-release in
cinemas,” says David Burke, LAIKA’s Chief Marketing &
Operations Officer. “The Converse team’s creativity and
collaborative spirit make them the perfect partner for LAIKA — and
we’re confident this collection will thrill generations of Coraline
and Converse fans alike.”
Starting today, attendees of the theatrical re-release of
Coraline (U.S. only) can pre-order the LAIKA exclusive “Star
Sweater” Chuck 70 via on-screen QR code during the pre-show
slides.
The full Converse x Coraline collection will be available
Holiday 2024.
About LAIKA
LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon by President & CEO
Travis Knight. The studio’s five films Coraline (2009), ParaNorman
(2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and
Missing Link (2019) have all been nominated for the Academy Award®
for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings won the
BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional
Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects. Missing Link was awarded the
Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film. LAIKA was awarded a
Scientific and Technology Oscar® in 2016 for its innovation in 3D
printing. LAIKA is currently in production on its next animated
film Wildwood. The studio is developing the animated feature films
The Night Gardener, from an original idea by Bill Dubuque, creator
of the hit series Ozark, and Piranesi, based on the NYT bestselling
novel by Susanna Clarke. LAIKA has launched a Live Action
subsidiary with a range of projects in development including
feature films based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by
screenwriter John Brownlow and the original script Crumble, written
and directed by Brian Duffield with Phil Lord and Chris Miller
producing. www.laika.com
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