Tickets are now on sale for the theatrical re-release of a Halloween classic. Laika and Trafalgar Releasing are being award-winning stop-motion animated film ParaNorman back to UK cinemas from October 23, 2025.
Laika’s delightful second film will re-release in newly remastered 3D and 2D formats as part of the studio’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration. Originally released in 2012, ParaNorman was hit with critics and general audiences alike, garnering multiple awards including Oscar®, BAFTA® and Golden Globe nominations, as well as multiple ANNIE Awards®. It was written by Chris Butler (Missing Link, ParaNorman) and directed by Butler and Sam Fell (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget).
Watch a brand new trailer for the film in the player below:
As previously announced, the studio’s new, CG animated short film, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, directed by LAIKA’s lead character designer Thibault LeClercq and written by Chris Butler, will be shown alongside the film. The short features the voice work of Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Anna Kendrick, reprising her role of Norman’s older sister, Courtney Babcock.
As with the record-breaking 15th Anniversary 2024 re-release of Coraline, LAIKA will bring the gloriously remastered ParaNorman (originally released in 2012) to global audiences in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing in international markets premiering Thursday, October 23 and Fathom Entertainment in the US premiering Saturday, October 25.
Recommended Viewing: ParaNorman [Blu-ray]
