Posted Jun 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM EDT

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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