NEWS: The High Cost of Living: Neil Gaiman to Direct?

CELEB: The High Cost of Living: Neil Gaiman to Direct?

Back in 7th grade I dared to arrive at a Halloween costume party dressed as my favorite comic book character, Death -- the morbidly endearing brainchild of writer and illustrator Neil Gaiman. I thought I was cutting edge, but instead I was forced to endure a night of spoiled brats asking me why I had a "black worm" drawn on my cheek. That was then.

This is now. Gaiman, the real dream-king, is rumored to be making his directorial debut this year with a silver-screen version of his beloved graphic-novel Death: The High Cost of Living.

According to Cinematical,

Time to go dust off that old top hat...

I am absolutely okay with every part of this.

aww, i just got a little crush on you~!

but seriously, this is bad news. who could possibly play death correctly.

ive got no pref on gaiman to direct, other than he better get a talented DP.


trivia: hey, one of these 3 issues was a recall: it was printed without pricing info. you were supposed to hand over your copy and get a free reprint. i still have my unpriced copy... any comic nerd wanna tell me if thats worth something yet?

I once wrote a song about the personifaction of death as a goth girl. Not exactly the same, because my version has a tattoo of a black rose on her arm instead of the swirly thing, but same idea. Anyway, I think the whole idea of associating death with beauty is really neat and ironic.

I loved Death: The High Cost of Living. I'm all manner of excitement over this...

Thank you so fucking much for posting this. Niel Gaiman's Death character has been a big part of my life and I can't wait to see a movie with her in it. I just hope they find someone decent to play her... And I hope I'm forgiving enough for it not being absolutely perfect.

Totally Cool, hope he does American Gods or Anansi Boys next

I would just like to take this moment to nominate Zooey Deschanel.



That is all.

big fucking smile

You know, if he couldn't direct it, Alex Proyas might not be a bad choice.

Perfect!

not bad. get that bitch some hair dye and pancake makeup plzkthnx

right, which is why i never bank on my comics. but still, its a recall, so it might be a bit rarer.

cmoooon, break out your overstreet
*nudges Cate

I know you got one!

I second that!

which is why SUPERMAN can kick the SANDMAN's ass any day of the week


pfft, like your overstreet needs to be current. i pretty much only buy alternative or artist's own brand comics anymore, so i can be assured that my collection has only gone DOWN in value!

hi. not to interrupt the price of comix or anything, but... i'm tripping on the actual topic. GAIMAN is gonna direct DEATH? i f-ing heart you, erin_broadley, rumorbringer.

i trust the director to find the right lead. ...'cept, i REALLY would lke to play the corinthian.

I wondered when this was finally going to happen. He mentioned that the film had been optioned at a Comic-Con panel two or three years ago (he also showed some Mirror Mask footage; it was awesome). And I expect Neil will find a damn fine Death.

Finally a speck of gold in the endless stream of crap!

Seriously...this should happen more often -- where the author of the book or comic directs the movie from start to finish. This is ground-breaking, and sure to be a hit from this A-list author

awesome!

I agree that Zooey would be a decent fit.
it might also be interesting to see Stephanie Leonidas from mirrormask brought back in. I think she could play the role.

definitely looking forward to this.

be nice to see Dream and Delerium make an apperance.

I have mixed feelings. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite writers. The high cost of living is a wonderful story and it will be nice to know that the material won't be mishandled in the way that Constantine and LXG were. I just hope it doesn't end up being kind of crappy due to him not having very much directing experience. Also being involved in this project will take time away from him writing more stuff.