Missing Link

Plot

The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.

About Missing Link

Missing Link is a 2019 American stop-motion animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Chris Butler. It features the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldaña, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, and Zach Galifianakis. The plot follows Mr. Link, an orangutan-like Sasquatch who, with the help of British explorers Sir Lionel Frost and Adelina Fortnight, travels to the Himalayas to meet his Yeti cousins. Development on a new animated Laika film began in April 2018, with Butler to direct and write the project and the voice cast announced. In May 2018, additional voice cast were announced, with the title being revealed. In June 2018, Laika announced a release date in April 2019. Production was reportedly underway by May 2018 with Laika's artists having constructed over 110 sets with 65 unique locations for the film. Carter Burwell composed the film's musical score. With a budget of $100 million, Missing Link is the most expensive stop-motion animated film of all time. Missing Link was theatrically released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by United Artists Releasing, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $26.6 million against a $100 million budget, losing the studio $101 million, but received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its animation and its lighter-hearted tone compared to other Laika works.…

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