'ParaNorman' UK Trailer: A Zombie Attack For The Whole Family

From the very first announcement of ParaNorman, the new family horror feature from Coraline animation studio LAIKA, the film has seemed like a promising new prospect. The story, animation with stop-motion, is about a young boy who can see the dead and must protect his town from a zombie invasion. The first teaser trailer for the movie didn't dim expectations at all. Rather, it raised them by demonstrating that the film might have an enviable balance between quirk, comedy and thrills.

Now there is a new UK trailer that isn't quite as successful, but still paints ParaNorman as a unique, fun kids' movie that has charm and laughs to spare. Check it out below.

MSN has the trailer.

I'm a total sucker for the look of LAIKA's animation, and the voice work and character design looks strong. (I know some have complained about Norman's hair, but I can't be bothered by that.) And since we'll very likely never see that animated film based on Eric Powell's comic The Goon, the slackjaw zombies we see here will be the next best thing.

ParaNorman will be released on August 17, 2012.Chris Butler and Sam Fell (The Tale of Despereaux, Flushed Away) are co-directing. The voice cast features Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In, The Road) in the lead, with Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Bernard Hill (Titanic), Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Elaine Stritch (30 Rock).

In the comedy thriller, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. 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.