‘Missing Link’ Trailer: Zach Galifianakis Is A Bigfoot Named Susan
LAIKA is at the top of their game when it comes to telling stories with stop-motion animation, so we’re excited for whatever they’re cooking up next. This year the animation studio has quite the ambitious adventure that will take us across the world with a Bigfoot named Susan.
Missing Linkfollows the last remaining Bigfoot of his kind (Zach Galifianakis) as he strikes a deal with explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to find his Yeti cousins in the valley of Shangri-La. It’s a journey that will span the globe and have them encountering all sorts of people along the way, making for a very quirky adventure. You can watch the new trailer now.
Missing Link Trailer
This is much more promising than the first trailer that was released back in November. Complete with the use of “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, this has the vibe of an animated Wes Anderson movie, including similar dry, oddball humor. That seems perfectly fine to me.
But even more satisfying is how the quality of stop-motion animation keeps improving as time goes on. The landscapes here are absolutely stunning, and the sets housing these characters are detailed and mesmerizing.
On top of that, the voice cast couldn’t be more perfect. Casting Zach Galifianakis as a polite Bigfoot and Hugh Jackman as a confident explorer may prove to be an unlikely great duo. As for the rest of the cast, it includesZoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, andDavid Walliams.
Missing Linkis written and directed byChris Butler, who already gave us stop-motion greatness from LAIKA in the form ofParaNorman. Since LAIKA’s trusty captain Travis Knight was busy withBumblebeewhileMissing Linkwas still in production, let’s hope there’s still something special here.
