Earlier today, Focus Features and Laika released the second trailer for their upcoming stop-motion adventure Kubo and the Two Strings. Pay close attention, as its glorious visuals are set to a haunting orchestral version of the George Harrison and Eric Clapton collab “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
In addition to the fantastic musical accompaniment (which is thematically on-point), the trailer takes us deeper into the world of Kubo, a young boy whose simple life is uprooted when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past. He goes on the run in search of the answers to a great mystery involving his father, who was a great samurai. As ever, the stop-motion animation from Laika is gorgeous in this, the first movie from Laika’s CEO and President Travis Knight.
Watch the new trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings below:
The film’s voice cast is also pretty great, including George Takei, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes and Game of Thrones‘ Art Parkinson. Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
An epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Akihiro (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), and Kameyo (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family, and fulfill his heroic destiny.
Kubo and the Two Strings is due in theaters on August 19, 2016.
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