Henry Selick Working on the Animation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline

Neil Gaiman’s fiction really rocks! The Sandman Series truly kicks ass. And when he dipped his hand into young adult graphic fiction through Coraline, it was a success! Now we’ll get an animation movie of the same title, thanks to the efforts of Henry Selick, probably the best stop-motion animator in the world today.

Here’s the synopsis of the Coraline movie from the Movieweb:

“Coraline” is the story of a young girl (voiced by Fanning) who unlocks a mysterious door in her new home, and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. On the surface, this other world eerily mimics her own life - though much more fantastical. In it, Coraline encounters such off-kilter inhabitants as the morbidly funny Miss Forcible and Miss Spink (French and Ms. Saunders, respectively), and a counterfeit mother (Hatcher) - who attempts to keep her. Ultimately, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home.”

Here’s the movie teaser for Coraline: