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How An 18-Foot Tall Puppet Was Made For Kubo And The Two Strings

Published Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:01:25 -0500

Kubo and the Two Strings continues to do well at the box office, taking third for the holiday weekend and reaching a total of $36 million domestically since it opened on August 19th. Focus Features, the studio the released the film, has sent us this behind-the-scenes video showing the making of one of the amazing stop-motion characters from the film. This is how you make an 18-foot puppet.

An epic action-adventure 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 Kameyo (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.

https://youtu.be/K6ZFlLAJ6QM

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