With "Coraline" getting rave reviews all over the place, it was a safe bet that the studios would be clammering for more adaptations of Neil Gaimens work. Total Film interviewed Henry Selick about that very subject..
“We’re actually talking about it definitely,” he told them when they asked him what he'd like to do next. “We want to work together again, but I’d rather not say right now because there are so many - several - titles under discussion.”
Im not sure i want to see Gaimens more adult stuff in animated form! So hopefully Selick wont be sticking to that medium. Gaimen has already stated that there is going to be a movie of "Death: The High Cost Of Living" at some point..could this be one of those titles? "Sandman" is by far his most popular title but its doubtful that will be tackled next...but we can always hope!
Despite not being familiar with Gaiman’s novels before working on Coraline, the man behind Nightmare Before Christmas also said he’d found a kindred spirit in the author.
“It was a nice surprise and I felt like he was a brother you know, like my original friendship with Tim Burton.
“He felt like someone from the same planet as me, maybe different neighbourhood - he wears more black than me - but it was a nice script”.
Selick was close-lipped when pressed for more details, but he did speak a little about what Gaiman is currently working on.
“I’m always interested in the next thing he’s going to write. At the moment, he’s on a particular project which takes him to China.
“So I can’t give out any titles but it was a great collaboration, really an artistically enhancing experience.”
Please be Sandman..and not made from plastacene!
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