I love the end credits sequence from Laika’s The Boxtrolls. In it, Mr. Pickles (Richard Ayoade) and Mr. Trout (Nick Frost) hypothesize about the true nature of their existence. Turns out, their trippy theory is pretty spot-on!
The Boxtrolls will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on Jan. 20.
The stop-motion films of Laika just seem to be getting better and better. First there was quirky, captivating Coraline. Then the spooky, silly ParaNorman. Now Laika’s dropped a tantalizing trailer for their next pic, The Boxtrolls. I’m really digging the film’s grimy, grotesque, European arthouse aesthetic. It kinda reminds me of a stop-motion City of Lost Children!
The Boxtrolls hits U.S. theaters 9/26.
