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Jun
08
2007

Gaiman reveals his project with del Toro?

Posted by Mack at 8:25pm.

Posted in Rumors .

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Ooh! This could be the very project that Gaiman alluded to not too long ago on his personal blog. He did mention that he was getting together with Guillermo del Toro [Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy… oh like I have to tell you people] to talk about working together on a future project. Neil Gaiman will be making his directorial debut when he helms the screenplay based on one of his own works, Death: The High Cost of Living. Guillermo is said to be executive producing this film.

In The High Cost of Living the main character is a teenage girl named Didi, who at first appears to be an eccentric, orphaned goth, but who insists that she is Death personified. She guides a young male protagonist on a journey of self discovery. Wikipedia

“Everything is moving, slowly, but it’s moving… Guillermo del Toro is executive producing, which is a wonderful thing… and I’m actually planning on going out to Prague very, very soon to do some stuff with Guillermo on ‘Death.’ I think it definitely seems like it’s going to happen.”

I’ll admit, this isn’t the dream team project I was hoping for. While I don’t know which property of Gaiman’s I would like to see adapted to film ideally I would like to see what del Toro could do if he lensed one. Ooh. That gives me the shivers. Nonetheless, it is a good start to what could be a very beautiful relationship.

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Reader Comments

  1. Maya 06/09/2007 @ 12:04am

    I consider Guillermo so consummately creative that I suspect I would appreciate his collaborations with ANYONE cause for celebration. I’m not quite the Gaiman fan that others are; but, if Guillermo were to add his touch, I’d pay attention.

  2. Mike 06/09/2007 @ 3:19am

    At least noone’s trying to do a Sandman movie.

  3. Caterpillar 06/09/2007 @ 3:34am

    Guillermo needs to do his Lovecraft movie. Once that’s done and released we can talk about how nice it’d be if he were to adapt some other writers.

  4. Brendon Connelly 06/09/2007 @ 5:56am

    This is DEFINITELY the project. I have read the script and there’s plenty of details and a detailed review over at film ick:

    http://www.filmick.co.uk

  5. Swampwizard 06/11/2007 @ 2:05pm

    Caterpillar, truer words were never spoken.

  6. Ardvark 06/12/2007 @ 3:18pm

    Mind you, this is one of Gaiman’s finest stories and features the most popular character of his “Sandman” universe.

    I’m very interested in this.

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