Phil Knight famously made a fortune as a founder of Nike. Now the shoe king and his son Travis are vying for a foothold in the super-competitive world of filmmaking with a cartoon girl named Coraline.
Travis Knight, the CEO for Hillsboro-based animation studio Laika, has his film _Coraline_ garnering Annie Award nominations. _Coraline_ is also up for Best Animated Feature Oscar on March 7th, against the likes of Pixar favorite _Up_.