All in the family

My dad's only brother is the CEO of Laika, which used to be Will Vinton Studios (think Claymation California Raisins) until Phil Knight bought it a couple of years ago. He's mentioned in this article about their upcoming movies. They seem to be focusing on stop-motion which is what was used in The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Corpse Bride. I think it's pretty cool that they're going to opposite direction of Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, but I wonder how successful they'll be.