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* [[Acclaimed Flop]]: The film failed to reach $70 million on a $60 million budget, despite the fact that it's beloved by both critics and the audiences alike. |
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* [[Acclaimed Flop]] |
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* The Sisters' feathered capes include 183 feathers, all individually handmade and kept together with piano wire and woven into ball joints of the spine. |
* The Sisters' feathered capes include 183 feathers, all individually handmade and kept together with piano wire and woven into ball joints of the spine. |
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** Each feather can be slide over without getting stuck. |
** Each feather can be slide over without getting stuck. |
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* The Chinese's Zŭxiān bǎohù, a belief that one's ancestors will protect them in a form that involves bringing charms, talismans, or familiars to life, which what Monkey is. |
* The Chinese's Zŭxiān bǎohù, a belief that one's ancestors will protect them in a form that involves bringing charms, talismans, or familiars to life, which what Monkey is. |
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* Kubo and the Two Strings took five years to make. |
* Kubo and the Two Strings took five years to make. |
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* [[Fake Nationality]]: Most of the cast aren't Japanese. [[Ralph Fiennes]] attempts to bury his English born accent when portraying the Moon King, the results: Overpronouncing his Rs. |
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** McConaughey had to practice speaking, without his trademark Texas drawl. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] Seems that the [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Warden]] decided to have a quiet life after getting defeated by Katara and some earthbenders in a prison uprising. |
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] Seems that the [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Warden]] decided to have a quiet life after getting defeated by Katara and some earthbenders in a prison uprising. |
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** The Moon King was a [[Liberty's Kids|British General and Lord]], who didn't know that James Armistead was a patriot spy, surrendered in Yorktown, and lost the American Revolution. |
** The Moon King was a [[Liberty's Kids|British General and Lord]], who didn't know that James Armistead was a patriot spy, surrendered in Yorktown, and lost the American Revolution. |
Revision as of 19:36, 16 March 2018
- Acclaimed Flop: The film failed to reach $70 million on a $60 million budget, despite the fact that it's beloved by both critics and the audiences alike.
- The Sisters' feathered capes include 183 feathers, all individually handmade and kept together with piano wire and woven into ball joints of the spine.
- Each feather can be slide over without getting stuck.
- The Chinese's Zŭxiān bǎohù, a belief that one's ancestors will protect them in a form that involves bringing charms, talismans, or familiars to life, which what Monkey is.
- Kubo and the Two Strings took five years to make.
- Fake Nationality: Most of the cast aren't Japanese. Ralph Fiennes attempts to bury his English born accent when portraying the Moon King, the results: Overpronouncing his Rs.
- McConaughey had to practice speaking, without his trademark Texas drawl.
- Hey, It's That Voice! Seems that the Warden decided to have a quiet life after getting defeated by Katara and some earthbenders in a prison uprising.
- The Moon King was a British General and Lord, who didn't know that James Armistead was a patriot spy, surrendered in Yorktown, and lost the American Revolution.
- Beetle played for the baseball team the California Angels, who needed a miracle for their losing streak.
- Hashi is an aristocratic patron, who bids for against a rival for Sayuri's virginity.
- Kameyo also cares for another fatherless boy, er, man.
- Turns out that Kubo is the youngest Stark son.
- Miane works for the Shredder as his hitman.
- Miho used to serve tea as one of the Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha.
- This is Travis Knight's first film.
- The voice acting was recorded first and individually. The actors record saying their lines differently, until they got the correct one.
- So My Kids Can Watch: Matthew McConaughey wanted to be in KatTS, so there can be a character that his kids can enjoy. Plus, his kids love the plucky comic reliefs in movies.
- He went even further, while McConaughey was preparing for his role as Beetle, he practice different voices in front of his kids. Asking for advice for which is the funniest.
- Laika uses both Stop Motion and Computer animation to bring Kubo and the Two Strings to life.
- The yokai puppet for the "Garden of Eyes" is six feet tall.
- The creatures' eyeballs are made of a metal mesh, which covers the whole sphere. The pupils are LED lights.
- The Hall of Bones took 360 sq feet of the set.
- Laika teamed up with Stratasys to make the best puppets, Stratasys is a 3D printing company.
- 66 thousand 3D are printed for the characters.
- Hayns, one of LAIKA's supervisor of the puppet lab considers the Sisters as one of the highlight of her career. These puppets are the "Most proud of in her entire career."
- LAIKA made a full body fur suit for Monkey. It's the first of it's kind, since it's comprised of silicon, which cut in a tattered and cut row fashion.