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Henry Selick Developing ‘Coraline’ Companion Piece ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ With Neil Gaiman, Will Revive ‘The Shadow King’ as Graphic Novel


'Coraline' duo Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman are developing an animated adaptation of 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane.'

Stop-motion giant Henry Selick is back circling the Neil Gaiman adaptation “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” confirming ongoing work with the English author alongside plans to make the project his next feature. The journey began with bout of childhood indecision (“I wanted to grow up and be a lion or a horse – I couldn’t decide!”), but soon enough Selick found his true north in the dark of a movie theater, hypnotized by the stop-motions sequences of Ray Harryhausen. Models created by visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen from the 1963 movie ‘Jason And The Argonauts’ on display at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences in 2010 Toby Canham/Getty

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