LAIKA’s Latest Animated Spectacle KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Gets a Teaser Trailer

The brilliantly talented folks over at the animation studio LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman) have released the teaser trailer for their latest project, Kubo And The Two Strings, which takes place in a fantastical version of Japan, where a young boy goes on an epic adventure to save his family. The film features the voices of Art Parkinson, Rooney Mara, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro, George Takei, Ralph Fiennes, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

While the trailer definitely hints at some of that trade-mark LAIKA stop-motion goodness, there’s definitely something unique about the art style that I’m really excited for. Even when LAIKA’s films may not work for me on a story level, I always admire their visual style and this looks to have both a compelling story and some fantastic visuals.

Kubo And The Two Strings opens in theaters August 19th, 2016.

Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of Game of Thrones) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Hashi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kamekichi (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara) to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and fulfill his heroic destiny.