Explore the world of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ with interactive map of the film’s locations
Following on from their recent featurettes released earlier this week, today Focus Features have launched an interactive video map exploring the realm of LAIKA’s upcoming feature Kubo and the Two Strings.
Using YouTube’s annotation system, desktop users can jump to points throughout the mystical realm of the Vastlands in a specially prepared video map that showcases the sheer scale of the movie, LAIKA’s most ambitious to date.
The map combines narrated explanations of each area’s backstory, geographical features and story functions with an assortment of clips from the film to whet audiences’ appetites in anticipation of its theatrical release next month. Visit kubomap.com to begin exploring (note: YouTube annotations won’t function on mobile devices).
An epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo 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 and Beetle , 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.
Directed by Travis Knight and written by Marc Haimes and ParaNorman scribe Chris Butler, Kubo and the Two Strings is set for a UK theatrical release this September. For more information you can keep an eye on the film’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds.