LAIKA Live Action
LAIKA Live Action is an LA-based subsidiary of LAIKA, LLC, introduced in early 2023 to create bold, timeless, original live action films and series of the highest caliber. Our first live-action film will be an adaptation of John Brownlow’s debut novel, Seventeen.
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LAIKA ADDS JEREMY KIPP WALKER, CHAZ SALEMBIER TO LIVE-ACTION TEAM
LAIKA has named two executives to its expanding live-action division, with Jeremy Kipp Walker joining the company as Executive Vice President of Live-Action Production and Chaz Salembier taking on the role of Creative Vice President, Live-Action Film.
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LAIKA APPOINTS NETFLIX VETERAN MATT LEVIN TO NEW ROLE OF PRESIDENT, LIVE-ACTION FILM & SERIES
LAIKA's planned expansion into the realm of live-action was furthered on Tuesday, with the announcement that longtime Netflix executive Matt Levin will be joining the studio in the newly created role of President, Live-Action Film & Series.
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LAIKA Taps Brian Duffield To Write & Direct Live-Action Film ‘Crumble’; Lord Miller Producing
LAIKA has acquired the rights to 'Crumble,' an original script by Brian Duffield about a couple whose quest to cure an ancient curse takes them on adventures around the world. Duffield will direct the film. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Aditya Sood will produce alongside Duffield.
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LAIKA Appoints Alex Maggioni As Head Of TV, Zac Locke As Head Of Business Affairs Amid Expansion Into Live-Action
Matt Levin, President of LAIKA Live Action Film & Series, said of Maggioni: “Alex is an incredible executive with impeccable taste, expertise and deep relationships built over decades in the business." And of Locke: “We are thrilled he’ll be bringing his rich and diverse experience, his deep passion for storytelling and his entrepreneurial drive across both our live action film and tv endeavors.”
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LAIKA PLANS FIRST LIVE-ACTION MOVIE AS IT OPTIONS JOHN BROWNLOW’S ‘SEVENTEEN‘
LAIKA, the studio behind animated films such as Oscar-nominated Coraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings, is making its foray into live-action. The Oregon studio has optioned Seventeen, the upcoming first novel by John Brownlow, with plans to adapt the title as its first live-action production.
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LAIKA ADDS JEREMY KIPP WALKER, CHAZ SALEMBIER TO LIVE-ACTION TEAM
LAIKA has named two executives to its expanding live-action division, with Jeremy Kipp Walker joining the company as Executive Vice President of Live-Action Production and Chaz Salembier taking on the role of Creative Vice President, Live-Action Film.
READ MORE
LAIKA APPOINTS NETFLIX VETERAN MATT LEVIN TO NEW ROLE OF PRESIDENT, LIVE-ACTION FILM & SERIES
LAIKA's planned expansion into the realm of live-action was furthered on Tuesday, with the announcement that longtime Netflix executive Matt Levin will be joining the studio in the newly created role of President, Live-Action Film & Series.
READ MORE
LAIKA Taps Brian Duffield To Write & Direct Live-Action Film ‘Crumble’; Lord Miller Producing
LAIKA has acquired the rights to 'Crumble,' an original script by Brian Duffield about a couple whose quest to cure an ancient curse takes them on adventures around the world. Duffield will direct the film. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Aditya Sood will produce alongside Duffield.
READ MORE
LAIKA Appoints Alex Maggioni As Head Of TV, Zac Locke As Head Of Business Affairs Amid Expansion Into Live-Action
Matt Levin, President of LAIKA Live Action Film & Series, said of Maggioni: “Alex is an incredible executive with impeccable taste, expertise and deep relationships built over decades in the business." And of Locke: “We are thrilled he’ll be bringing his rich and diverse experience, his deep passion for storytelling and his entrepreneurial drive across both our live action film and tv endeavors.”
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