“Kubo” and Laika get lift from Portland’s North

For those of us nestled up in the Northwest corner of the US, we take a certain level of pride in Laika. The Oregon studio, acquired in 2002 (when it was Will Vinton Studios) by Nike founder Phil Knight, has rolled out stellar work including the acclaimed films Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls. Their latest effort with Focus Features, Kubo and the Two Strings, is the studio’s most ambitious project to date, incorporating an even more impressive, ambitious, cinematic world.
To further