Rebuilding Coraline

The little girl with the button eyes is not dead. She’s just getting a tune-up.

Over time, these materials degrade. The silicone skin can shrink or crack; the foam latex interiors can crumble; the paint can chip. The sets—miniature wonders of gardening, architecture, and interior design—are susceptible to dust, humidity, and gravity. When production on the film wrapped at Laika Studios in Oregon, the puppets were archived. But for years, they sat in storage, unseen by the public. Rebuilding Coraline

She painted the first new Coraline smile while listening to the movie’s score. She cried. Everyone cried. The little girl with the button eyes is not dead

This was not a cash-gr

She’s hyper-independent to a fault. When a teacher offers extra help, she says “No thank you” too fast. When a partner wants to surprise her with a homemade dinner, she has to excuse herself to the bathroom to breathe into a paper bag. The silicone skin can shrink or crack; the