ParaNorman returns to cinemas this Halloween in 3D with an all-new short film!

June 13th, 2025 by Marc Comments

Laika Studio has revealed that’s highly acclaimed supernatural gem, ParaNorman, will be getting a one-week release on the big screen this Halloween and that’s not all!

As well as the original movie, it will be screened with a new short movie, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, starring Anna Kendrick and Finn Wolfhard.

And, as if that’s not enough, the new release of the movie will be in all-new 3D similar to the Coraline release a couple of years ago whihc, I might add, was superb.

Check out the trailer for the new 3D release:

Return to Blithe Hollow this Halloween! LAIKA’s supernatural action-comedy has been newly remastered in 3D — with all your favorite laughs, scares, and thrills.

This Halloween, ParaNorman returns to the big screen in remastered 3D! Don’t miss this one-week-only special event featuring an all-new short film, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, starring Anna Kendrick and Finn Wolfhard.


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Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) never asked to see the ghosts of dead people in his daily life, but his strange inherited talent is now the only thing standing between the cursed town of Blithe Hollow and an all-out zombie apocalypse.

See you all this Halloween to spend a couple of hours with Norman and his ghoulih friends!

Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all!

Check out the announcement on social media:


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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….