Slade to Helm Gaiman's NEVERWHERE

I love Gaiman's work and I loved Stardust! I saw the TV version of Neverwhere that came out several years ago, the quality was pretty bad but the story was pretty good. It seems, and I might be wrong but I feel pretty sure, that it was originally written as a miniseries and then the book was adapted from that. I'm looking forward to this.

This is very exciting. If only they do a better job in the promotional department, then Gaiman may get some more success.

Now, when will HBO pick up The Sandman for a five-year, sixty episode arc?

YaY!

You are right, jon41380, it was a tv series in Britain first and then adapted for a novel.

This is one of my favorite books ever - and I really enjoyed both the tv series and the audio book. I'm a Neverwhere junkie! I didn't much like the recent comic book adaptation, however.

Hard Candy was a well made film - in the end, I didn't really like it, but the performances were top-notch and the director was successful in making me squirm an awful lot.

This is nothing but great news!

I agree with you, Merin.

Neil Gaiman is one of my personal favorite authors around. I'm trying to score an interview with him for us.

Writing that Stardust didn't do well in this last week's box office was painful to say the least but oh well, it's my job.

I didn't agree with you insulting me and other Transformers fans who may have liked the movie as well but I guess thats your opinion on the subject and nothing I say can point to anything different. I guess I'm not used to you insulting people in your reviews of movies...I guess you surprised me with that point of view.

Still, I agree with you. This news cheered me up some..I read Gaiman's blog everyday because he effing rocks.

Jarrod Sarafin

Well, if this story is anything like Star Dust, I'm there.

The story is strangely like Alice in Wonderland except instead of Alice we get a guy in his late 20's or early 30's and instead of Wonderland we get this underworld of London. I can't say that I was a big fan of the TV mini-series, I did like the cast especially Paterson Joseph who played The Marquis De Carabas. I do wan't to read the book though.
I'm hoping for an American Gods film. Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday?

Joss Whedon should direct. He knows fantasy...he knows how to advance story...and he knows how to direct!!!

Stardust got a great promotional job...it just had the wrong cast and the wrong release date...plus, it should have been shot in 3-D!!!

If they go for Johnny Depp...or Shia Labeouf to star, they'll have a hit!!!

Several people seem to have taken my comments about Transformers making so much box office due to "fans of bad movies" as either directly insulting people who liked Transformers, personally insulting someone who read it as if I had addressed them specifically, or both.
Let me clarify several things -
1. I, myself, am often a fan of bad movies. I love The Pirate Movie. I can watch Pluto Nash over and over again. Return of the Living Dead 3 holds a special place in my heart. Cherry 2000 is one of my all time favorites. Not one of those movies can I disagree with someone who says "Those movies were so bad." I can list many more. Only some level of shame has prevented me (to date, at least) from purchasing Dungeons & Dragons or Bloodrayne. I do own, however, LoEG. :P
2. I was not addressing anyone in particular - never did I mention a name. So stop being oversensitive - I wasn't insulting you, your dog, nor your mom. I was speaking in generalizations.
3. Even if I had said "DarkJedi/Ponyboy/_insert_your_name_here, you liked Transformers AND Transformers is a bad movie THEREFORE you are a fan of bad movies.", and for some reason accepted that flawed logic as a proof, it wouldn't be an insult UNLESS you personally believe being a fan of bad movies is something to be ashamed of. If you believe I meant it as an insult, go back to 1.

So please, everyone take a deep breath - if I insult Transformers, and you liked Transformers, I am NOT insulting you (unless you are Michael Bay or someone else who was involved in that drek, at which point I AM insulting you deliberately.)
If I mention that I attribute the success of Transformers to people being able to enjoy bad movies, realize that nowhere in there did I attack anyone.

NOW, had I said "You must be brain-dead if you like Transformers!" then I would be insulting, indirectly but pointedly, everyone who enjoyed the film. I did not say that.

I hope that's clear now. Return to praising Neil Gaiman.

And I also want to toss out that Claire Danes was probably at least 30% of why I liked Stardust so much.

I have to disagree with you metalwater. Not sure if Whedon would be the best choice. 30 Days of Night hasn't been released yet but it looks great, Hard Candy was a solid film.
I think Stardust's problem was the marketing. It's genre and plot is difficult to place. The cast was perfect and the release date was a good choice for summer releases. I'd rather go against Rush Hour 3 than Transformers. 3-D, ehh...
I think Johnny Depp is overrated for the most part, he would just do another variation of his Hunter S. Thompson performance. I think Shia does okay but he is in tons of movies, I'm getting tired of him already. Just because they are popular doesn't mean they are right for every role. The movie, although it varied from the source material quite a bit, captured the spirit of the book perfectly. 3-D and the actors we've already seen in 10 movies this year (I know I'm exagerating a bit) would only detract from what the film was and needed to be.

Merin, I have to agree. Danes did great, she was beautiful and it was great to see her on the big screen. It seems forever since I've seen her in something, especially on the big screen.