After directing the “Transformers” standalone, Travis Knight is the first to admit that “Bumblebee” could’ve been made stop-motion at Laika and “Kubo and the Two Strings” could’ve been made ...

The real-life Laika — a Russian street dog who became the first animal launched into orbit — lasted mere hours in space, but paved the way for humans to eventually follow in her tracks. Today, the ...

Sharing responsibilities of CEO and lead animator, Travis Knight juggles many balls in the air at once at his Portland-based animation studio, Laika. Upon the release of their third film, The ...

In 2009 Laika established itself as one of the premier up-and-coming animation studios by releasing the sublimely dark fairy tale Coraline, based on the classic Neil Gaiman story of the same name.

As the president and CEO of animation studio LAIKA, Travis Knight has created critically-acclaimed animated movies Coraline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings. While he is committed to his ...

Stop-motion animation has been around almost as long as film itself, and independent studio Laika has been flying the flag for the craft ever since it emerged in 2005 as the successor to Will Vinton ...

Directing the "Transformers" franchise has empowered the Laika CEO with a new set of tricks and techniques for stop-motion. “As these things merge together, I don’t look at them as narrow bands,” ...