Posted Jun 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM EDT 1 Comment / 1 New J Youtube Jess Weatherbed Watch out for ParaNorman activity this fall. I'm dead excited to see Laika's spooky 2012 stop-motion movie return to theaters for a one-week limited run, starting on October 25th in the US and October 23rd for other global screens. The re-run also includes the premiere of ' ParaNorman: The Thrifting,' a new CG short film starring Finn Wolfhard and Anna Kendrick, who reprises her role as Norman's sister, Courtney.
Jess Weatherbed
Watch out for ParaNorman activity this fall.
I'm dead excited to see Laika's spooky 2012 stop-motion movie return to theaters for a one-week limited run, starting on October 25th in the US and October 23rd for other global screens. The re-run also includes the premiere of ' ParaNorman: The Thrifting,' a new CG short film starring Finn Wolfhard and Anna Kendrick, who reprises her role as Norman's sister, Courtney.
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