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Clay Nation: Animators Get Pink Slips in their Stockings at Laika.

On the verge of the Feb. 6 release of hotly anticipated "Coraline," Laika has decided to stop production on its next project, "Jack and Ben Animated Adventure" and lay off 65 employees (workers, a friend told me who moved to Portland just to work on this project). Here's what I found out about the lay off on the web: "A studio spokeswoman told The Oregonian that Laika has decided to shelve the film and push ahead on other projects, and expects to have a series of announcements to that effect after the first of the year...The company will be left with 280 employees, and their advertising division will not be affected...In June, Laika announced their long-term slate, which included JACK AND BEN, and two other projects: HERE BE MONSTERS! And PARANORMAN.
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