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Dave McKean Adds a Movie of Cages to His To Do List

22 October 2009 7:15 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

There's only one Dave McKean feature film out there in the world so far, and that's Mirrormask. Doesn't seem right that such an auspicious debut wouldn't have been followed up more rapidly, or even very regularly. I feel hard done by. I reported earlier in the year on McKean's continuing attempts to get ass-kicking kitty picture Varjak Paw off of the ground. Now it seems he's also taking meetings about an eventual big screen rendering of his epic, ambitious Cages comic book. Here's what the man himself tweeted on the matter: Great first meeting about Cages film; a long term possibility, but good to know all interested parties are on the same page. Cages is rather widely considered to be McKean's masterwork. Like Varjak Paw it hinges on the comings and goings of a cat, but the similarities pretty much dry up right there. Originally serialised through the first half of the '90s, »

- Brendon Connelly

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Dave McKean Reveals Animated 'Cages' Film In The Works

22 October 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Dave McKean, the comic artist and graphic novelist best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, announced this morning that he's in the early stages of bringing his book "Cages" to film. The seasoned creator who directed and co-wrote "MirrorMask" with Gaiman, will likely do at least as much for "Cages."

"Great first meeting about 'Cages' film; a long term possibility, but good to know all interested parties are on the same page," McKean posted on his Twitter account.

The telephone-book-sized hardcover, which McKean published through Kitchen Sink and Nbm, covers a muliplot narrative about cats and the creative inhabitants of an apartment building, among other things. The iconic "Sandman" cover artist serialized the tale before eventually collecting it in its ultimate state, which he now wants to animate.

"I would be adapting [and] directing," he explained. "I did 'Cages' 20 [years] ago, think it could grow into unusual animated film."

Who he'll »

- Brian Warmoth

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Dave McKean Has Plans For Cages On The Big Screen

22 October 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Multimedia artist Dave McKean is hoping to develop his graphic novel Cages into a feature film.

Plans for the big screen adaptation appear to be in the very early stages, with McKean being the first to acknowledge that there is even the possibility of an adaptation on his Twitter page: "Great first meeting about Cages film; a long term possibility, but good to know all interested parties are on the same page."

McKean is probbably best known for his work with Neil Gaiman. He provided the artwork for many of Gaiman's stories, such as Signal To Noise and Violent Cases, and produced covers for the entire series of The Sandman. He also had his directorial debut on the semi-animated MirrorMask, which was based on a screenplay by Gaiman.

Cages will see McKean working completely independently from his previous collaborator. The serialised story appeared as individual issues sporadically throughout the '90s, »

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'Akira,' Dave McKean's 'Cages' Movie, And Inviting Brian Bendis To School In Today's Twitter Report

21 October 2009 11:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Dave McKean proved that his award-winning artwork can go for the long haul in his feature length movie "MirrorMask" with Neil Gaiman. Now, it sound like he's taken a step forward with adapting his own graphic novel "Cages," according to a tweet this morning.

Meanwhile, Brian Michael Bendis received an old-fashioned fan letter in the mail inviting him to appear at a 10-year-old's school. Unfortunately, there's a sad twist to the story. Find out about that, along with who Edgar Wright saw "Akira" with in 1989, where Steve Lieber's currently trying to obtain a new passport, and what terrible dreams about "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" plagued Jonathan Hickman last night.

It's all in the Twitter Report for October 21, 2009.

@DaveMcKean Great first meeting about Cages film; a long term possibility, but good to know all interested parties are on the same page.

-Dave McKean, Writer/Artist ("The Sandman," "Cages »

- Brian Warmoth

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Neil Gaiman Explains Who Should Direct ‘Sandman’ Movie

26 June 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

A movie based on Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” stories has long been a topic of discussion among fans — and even moreso lately, given the success of Gaiman’s recent film projects like “Coraline,” “Beowulf” and 2005’s “Mirrormask.”

While the likelihood of “Sandman” being turned into a film is largely dependent on whether rights-holder DC Comics wants it made into a film, there’s been no shortage of fans arguing that both “Sandman” and some of its various spin-off titles (most notably, “Death“) deserve the big-screen treatment. But who could get behind the camera to bring “Sandman” to (figurative) life? The popular author recently offered his own answer to that very question.

“I think it’s probably some kid who, right now, is around 26-years-old,” Gaiman said in an interview with Jam! Showbiz. “He may or may not have directed his first movie, but he loves ‘Sandman’ and he has the »

- Rick Marshall

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Exclusive: ‘Fraggle Rock’ To Be First (Of Many) Jim Henson Company Comics With Archaia Press

23 June 2009 8:58 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

This week, Archaia Comics and the Jim Henson Company confirmed rumors of a potential partnership between the two creative companies, and offered official word that the pair would be publishing new comic book series and graphic novels based on popular properties like “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth” and “Mirrormask.” And while this news on its own should be enough to excite fans of Henson’s varied and much beloved library, the pair also offered Splash Page readers the exclusive announcement regarding which property will be the first to hit shelves.

“‘Fraggle Rock’ is going to be the first book that we launch,” Archaia’s Director of Development, Stephen Christy, told MTV News. “We’re launching with ‘Fraggle Rock’ and other titles will be forthcoming.”

The “Fraggle Rock” news has been the stuff of rumors since Christy posted a cropped image on Twitter last month and hinted that the quickly identified image »

- Rick Marshall

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Neil Gaiman’s ‘Coraline’ Gets Musical Treatment, New Interpretation

19 May 2009 6:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Neil Gaiman’s works are no stranger to multiple mediums. With his stories onscreen (”Stardust,” “MirrorMask”) as well as onstage (”Mr. Punch,” “The Wolves In the Walls”) it only seems natural that “Coraline,” the author’s award-winning children’s book (as well as graphic novel, 3D animated film and video game) has been joined by a musical incarnation.

Playing now through June 20 at McC’s Lucille Lortel Theatre, the musical features lyrics and music by Stephin Merritt (”The Magnetic Fields”), with a book by David Greenspan. Leigh Silverman is directing and Jayne Houdyshell (”Wicked”) stars as the reality-hopping Coraline.

In an interview with BlackBook Merritt explained how his relationship with Gaiman culminated in a fully realized production.

“I asked other people to come on board. I got the rights from [Gaiman]. I was already friends with Neil when ‘Coraline’ was written,” said Merrit. “He asked me to do the music for the audiobook. »

- Caleb Goellner

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‘Medical Island’ Animates Your Cute Nightmares about Doctors

23 March 2009 5:10 AM, PDT | Tilzy.tv | See recent Tilzy.TV news »

If you’re terrified of candy-colored vivisectionists, and your nightmares were archived into a graphic novel, and that novel suddenly sprang to flash-animated life, it’d probably look a lot like Medical Island. Darkly sinister, quirky, and engaging, the Miyazakian web series is a collaboration from veteran animation producers Margaret Dean (Ren & Stimpy, Scooby Doo, The Batman) and Michael Polis (MirrorMask, Kermit’s Swamp Years). Spanning eighteen episodes and viewable on Crackle.com, the plot centers around the brilliant and evil Dr. Franken, who conducts forced experiments on kidnapped victims and those trying to escape capture from his waterlocked fortress. During and in between twisted surgeries, Dr. Franken’s proteges (aka clones he created) appear, as do formerly good characters that the mad professor corrupted. While the episodes are all tied to Dr. Franken’s evil influence, the story arch will probably only be memorable to animation aficionados, as the »

- Anne Polsky

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Movie Review: Coraline (2009)

5 February 2009 11:35 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Other Mother (voiced by Teri Hatcher) and Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) in Coraline

Photo: Focus Features I am on record as not being a fan of Henry Selick's Nightmare Before Christmas. Despite its 76 minute running time I actually can't watch more than 15 minutes of that film without falling asleep or losing interest outright. I haven't seen any of his other work and went into Coraline with limited expectations but high hopes. Visually the film delivers and seeing how it was shot in 3D it is a flawless presentation that doesn't rely on gimmicky "comin' atcha" gags to sell the 3D as much as it just feels part of the film. However, the 100 minute running time proves daunting as the first 80 minutes are of only a mild interest while the final moments are certainly an improvement, but not to an extent the film gains any real points. Based on »

- Brad Brevet

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Neil Jordan to helm Gaiman's 'Graveyard Book'

27 January 2009 10:10 PM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Neil Jordan will write and direct the big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel "The Graveyard Book."

Gaiman made the announcement on "The Today Show" Tuesday during his press tour for "Coraline," another one of his books to make the transition to the big screen.

Described as a homage to "The Jungle Book," "Graveyard" focuses on a boy who is adopted by the occupants of a graveyard after the death of his parents.

Although Gaiman didn't reveal too many details, he said the film will be live-action. The author also co-wrote "MirrorMask" and "Beowulf."

As for Jordan, his directing credits include "The Crying Game," "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Brave One." He also won the Oscar for best original screenplay for "The Crying Game."

Jordan is also currently working on "Ondine," a fantasy drama about a fisherman who discovers a mysterious women in his fishing net. Colin Farrell stars. »

- Franck Tabouring

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