It opened two divisions: Laika Entertainment for feature films and Laika/house for commercial work, such as advertisements and music videos. In July 2005, the successor to Will Vinton Studios, Laika, was founded – named after Laika, the dog sent to space by the Soviet Union in 1957. ![]() The following year, Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, joined the studio as a supervising director. In 2002, Phil Knight acquired the financially struggling Will Vinton Studios to pursue feature-length productions. In 1998, Knight made his initial investment. owner Phil Knight, whose son Travis Knight worked at the studio as an animator. ![]() In the late 1990s, Will Vinton Studios, known for its stop-motion films and commercials, sought funds for more feature-length films and brought in outside investors, which included Nike, Inc.
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