Laika Reaches Distribution Agreement With Shout! Factory Courtesy of LAIKA STUDIOS Laika, the Oregon-based studio behind animated features such as Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, has reached a U.S. home entertainment distribution agreement with distributor Shout! Factory. Terms of the deal were not announced. The multi-year agreement give Shout! the U.S. home entertainment distribution rights in all packaged media to Laika’s first four Oscar-nominated films. They are Kubo and the Two Strings, a Japan-set fantasy and directorial debut of Laika president and CEO Travis Knight (2016); The Boxtrolls, based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow (2014); zombie comedy