Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaiman's DEATH Adaptation Update

While talking to actress Selma Blair and Guillermo del Toro on the set of HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, Superhero Hype had a chance to catch up with them on the possible adaptation of Neil Gaiman's DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. Thespian Selma Blair has already indicated her excitement of the character but it seems she's not going to be playing the character from her interview with SHH, something you can read here.. We did get some more information from del Toro who is helping Gaiman out as a producer in the production of this adaptation.

"We talked about him directing as soon as possible," he responded, "but again, I hope that the 'Pan's Labyrinth' advantage is translated as being able to put those projects together, because the most exciting thing in the genre, any genre, is the new directors. Obviously, old farts like me continuing but young guys coming in constantly. I think finding a Neil Gaiman or a Juan Antonio Bayona has been a really interesting thing because it's the first movies they do. I think that if anyone knows that character it's him, and then if we need to create a support structure, we will. There is without a doubt no one more qualified to tell that story then Neil Gaiman in my mind. I think that Neil is a guy that thinks in terms of ideas and very concrete images. He's not an artist in the sense that he's not a draughtsman, but he is the creator of that universe, and I think if you can surround him with a really strong team…"

Read the link above to see what Blair had to say on it.