Jack and Ben Shut Down, Layoff At Laika

OREGONLIVE.COM: Laika lays off 65, shelves CG film
by Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian
Wednesday December 17, 2008, 2:29 PM

Laika, Phil Knight's Portland animation studio, laid off 65 people today as it pulled the plug on a long-gestating film.

"Jack and Ben's Animated Adventure" was a computer-generated feature once slated to be Laika's second film. The first movie, a stop-motion picture called "Coraline," is due in theaters Feb. 6.

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