ParaNorman is an upcoming 3D stop-motion animated comedy

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 thriller film produced by Laika, distributed by Focus Features

Focus Features

Focus Features is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films....

 and set for international release on August 17, 2012. The voice cast includes Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt , better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting and Ocean's Eleven as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as...

, Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show....

, Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Jeffrey "Jeff" Garlin is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer and author, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm...

, John Goodman

John Goodman

John Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising...

, Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill is a British actor of film, stage and television. In a career spanning thirty years, he is best known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama, Boys from the Blackstuff...

, Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick is an American film and stage actress best known for the role of Natalie Keener in the 2009 film Up in the Air. Her other work includes the films Camp , Rocket Science , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , 50/50 , and the Broadway musical High Society...

, Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann is an American actress best known for her roles in comedic films, many of which are collaborations with her husband, Judd Apatow.-Early life:...

, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse is an American actor known for starring in films such as Superbad, Role Models, Year One, and Kick-Ass.-Early life:...

, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee is an award-winning Australian actor, most known for his roles as The Boy in the The Road and Owen in Let Me In. He has also appeared in Australian films, Romulus, My Father and Matching Jack....

, Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch is an American actress and vocalist. She has appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many television programs...

 and Tucker Albrizzi

Tucker Albrizzi

Tucker Albrizzi is an award-winning American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Tyler on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush and Jake on Disney’s Good Luck Charlie...

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Plot

In the comedy thriller, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead, is able to prevent the destruction of the town. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

Cast

• Kodi Smit-McPhee
  Kodi Smit-McPhee
  Kodi Smit-McPhee is an award-winning Australian actor, most known for his roles as The Boy in the The Road and Owen in Let Me In. He has also appeared in Australian films, Romulus, My Father and Matching Jack....
  
   as Norman Babcock, an outcast kid who speaks to the dead.
• Casey Affleck
  Casey Affleck
  Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt , better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting and Ocean's Eleven as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as...
  
   as Mitch, the jock
• Tempestt Bledsoe
  Tempestt Bledsoe
  Tempestt Bledsoe is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show....
  
   as Sheriff Hooper
• John Goodman
  John Goodman
  John Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising...
  
   as Mr. Prenderghast, a town crazy guy
• Jeff Garlin
  Jeff Garlin
  Jeffrey "Jeff" Garlin is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer and author, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm...
  
   as Perry Babcock, Norman's dad
• Bernard Hill
  Bernard Hill
  Bernard Hill is a British actor of film, stage and television. In a career spanning thirty years, he is best known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama, Boys from the Blackstuff...
  
   as The Judge
• Anna Kendrick
  Anna Kendrick
  Anna Kendrick is an American film and stage actress best known for the role of Natalie Keener in the 2009 film Up in the Air. Her other work includes the films Camp , Rocket Science , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , 50/50 , and the Broadway musical High Society...
  
   as Courtney, Norman's big sister, cheerleader
• Leslie Mann
  Leslie Mann
  Leslie Mann is an American actress best known for her roles in comedic films, many of which are collaborations with her husband, Judd Apatow.-Early life:...
  
   as Sandra Babcock, Norman's mom
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse
  Christopher Mintz-Plasse
  Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse is an American actor known for starring in films such as Superbad, Role Models, Year One, and Kick-Ass.-Early life:...
  
   as Alvin, a school bully
• Elaine Stritch
  Elaine Stritch
  Elaine Stritch is an American actress and vocalist. She has appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many television programs...
  
   as Grandma, Norman's grandmother
• Tucker Albrizzi
  Tucker Albrizzi
  Tucker Albrizzi is an award-winning American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Tyler on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush and Jake on Disney’s Good Luck Charlie...
  
   as Neil, Norman's chubby friend
• Alex Borstein
  Alex Borstein
  Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv.A native of Highland Park, Illinois,...
  
   as Mrs. Henscher
• Jodelle Ferland
  Jodelle Ferland
  Jodelle Micah Ferland is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Sharon and Alessa in the 2006 horror film Silent Hill, Mary Jensen in the 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital and her portrayal of Bree Tanner in the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.-Life and career:Ferland was born in Nanaimo,...
  
  
• Hannah Noyes as Salma