‘Coraline’ Director Henry Selick Is Adapting Another Neil Gaiman Story

The big picture

• Henry Selick plans to adapt Neil Gaiman's novel
  The ocean at the end of the lane
  as an accompanying piece
  Coraline
  .
• The ocean at the end of the lane
  features a monstrous mother wreaking havoc on a child's life.
• Although details on the release date are pending, fans can revisit them
  Coraline
  in theaters for its 15th anniversary celebration this summer.

After years since the success of the 2009 animated film, coraline, director Henry Selick has announced that he would adapt another one Neil Gaimanworks of The ocean at the end of the lane is a 2013 novel described as a somewhat contrasting story Coralineand according to the animated film director, he sees this film as a spiritual sequel to the beloved stop-motion story.

In an interview with Variety, Selick praised Gaiman's 2013 novel and said his vision for this film adaptation would be a “companion piece” Coraline. The filmmaker plans to shoot it as a stop-motion animation, just like the 2009 film, and also noticed a common thread between both titles and saw it as an opportunity to connect the two through a format of film

“Instead of a child going to this other world with a monstrous mother, it's a monstrous mother coming to our world to wreak havoc on a child's life,” Selick said.

The ocean at the end of the lane The novel is not originally related to the Coraline history It's a dark fantasy story about a man who returns to his childhood home after a funeral. It also features a woman, who uses our male protagonist to escape his world and integrate into his. This novel won the fantasy category during the 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards and was on the New York Times Best Sellers list of 2013. According to Deadline, plans to adapt this novel were first announced on 2013 and was to be produced by Focus Features and by Tom Hanks production company, Playtone Partners. However, it seems that these plans did not come to fruition.

What is 'Coraline' about?

Coraline is a film based on Gaiman's 2002 children's horror novel. It follows Coraline Jones, a young woman who visits a world similar to her own, but if her parents were more loving and attentive to her. It is later revealed that her “other mother” (aka Beldam) plans to steal her soul, sewing buttons into Coraline's eyes with her consent. The film has been a huge success since its release, being nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs. It also received a Certified Fresh Critics Score of 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed over $131 million at the global box office.

The ocean at the end of the lane has yet to announce a release date. So until then, you can watch Coralinein theaters for a limited run for its 15th anniversary, or buy it physically and digitally.