Neil Jordan to Direct Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book'
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No sooner does Neil Gaiman win the Newberry Award for The Graveyard Book than the movie deal is announced. CHUD got the scoop from The Today Show and Gaiman's Twitter that none other than Neil Jordan is being tapped to direct the big screen adaptation. I still haven't gotten my hot hands on a copy of this book (and I must rectify this right away), but the premise is awesome, and the reviews have been gushing. Graveyard is a neat spin on the classic The Jungle Tale. A young boy escapes from his crib one night and wanders into a graveyard -- and on that same night, his entire family is wiped out by an assassin named Jack. The young child is taken in by some kindly ghosts who christen him Nobody, and protect him from the dangers of the outside, living world. There's a trailer for the book on Amazon.com, but I think this is a story you should experience as freshly as possible. In other words, just buy the book as soon as you can.
Nothing has been officially announced in the trades yet, and no other details of the film or Jordan's involvement are known, except that UK FX company Framestore will be doing the effects. Jordan is certainly a great choice for the material, as his Gothic gloom is classier than anyone else's.
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1-28-2009 @ 12:23PM
Raven said...
This is fantastic news. Really glad to see Gaiman's work getting some more big-screen love after Stardust and Coraline. Now if they could just get that "Good Omens" movie going, life would be perfect.
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1-30-2009 @ 11:52PM
Leia said...
Add Neil Gaiman to the celebrity Scientology list. Neil Gaiman was a class VIII auditor and Executive Director of the Birmingham Org. He was case Supervisor at the Guardian Office. He's listed as completing three Scientology courses in 1988 and his family members are heavy-weight Scientologists; father David Gaiman was head of the Guardian Office and is active in Russia, sister Claire Edwards is an executive in Scientology Missions International (the recruiting end of Scieno), wife Mary Gaiman is listed as "clear" in 2002, Mother Sheila Gaiman is a big time Scientologist with her own site and is active in Russia. Sister Lizzie Calcione “runs a Scientology practice in East Grinstead , that is a mixture of auditing and WISE delivery.” The Gaiman Family are listed as founding US "Patrons" of Scientology for 2004 & 2006 so they donate large amounts of money to "clear the planet." You can find his listing at the Scientology Site: http://scientologist.blogspot.com/
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