Taken From "Coraline" (2009) (AM2008 AU) Coraline is a 2009 American stop-motion animated dark fantasy film written and directed by Henry Selick, based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. Produced by Laika, as the studio's first feature film, it features the voice talents of Chloë Grace Mortez, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Robin Wright, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Zac Efron, and Michael Rooker. The musical score is by Bruno Coulais. The film tells the story of its eponymous character discovering an idealized alternate universe behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that it contains something dark and sinister. Just as Gaiman was finishing his novella in 2002, he met Selick and invited him to make a film adaptation, as Gaiman was a fan of Selick's other stop-motion projects, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and James and the Giant Peach (1996). When Selick thought that a direct adaptation would lead to "maybe a 47-minute movie", the screenplay was expanded. Looking for a design different from that of most animation, Selick discovered the work of Japanese illustrator Tadahiro Uesugi and invited him to become the concept artist. His biggest influences were on the color palette, which was muted in the real world and more colorful in the Other World, as in The Wizard of Oz. To capture stereoscopy for the 3D release, the animators shot each frame from two slightly apart camera positions. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at a warehouse in Hillsboro, Oregon. The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 6, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing after a world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival on February 5, and received critical acclaim. It grossed $16.85 million during its opening weekend, ranking third at the box office, and by the end of its run had grossed over $124 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time after Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The film won Annie Awards for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production, Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production and Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It has developed a cult following in the years since its release and is considered one of the greatest animated films of all time. With Coraline, Laika became the first company to make a feature-length film using replacement faces made by a 3D printer. Directed By: Henry Selick Screenplay By: Henry Selick Based On: Coraline by Neil Gaiman Produced By: Bill Mechanic Claire Jennings Henry Selick Mary Sandell Starring: Chloë Grace Mortez as Coraline Jones Sandra Bullock as Mel Jones/The Other Mother/Beldam Meryl Streep as April Spink Robin Wright as Miriam Forcible Mark Ruffalo as Charlie Jones/The Other Father Samuel L. Jackson as The Cat Zac Efron as Wybie Lovat Michael Rooker as Mr. Bobinsky Cinematography: Pete Kozachik Edited By: Christopher Murrie Ronald Sanders Music By: Bruno Coulais Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Laika Pandemonium Films Distributed By: Sony Pictures Releasing Release Dates: February 5, 2009 (Portland International Film Festival) February 6, 2009 (United States) Running Time: 100 minutes Country: United States Language: English Budget: $60 million Box Office: $131.8 million ©2009 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc and Laika. All rights reserved. @EdwinEmeraldESB10 @gingerbobproductionspictures18 @darthmalins4950 @nicogazzillo8186 @StormTrooperBoy2006 @jaden8905 And @LOAT_Official

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