The MTV movie blog chats with Neil Gaiman about his upcoming film projects post-Stardust, including Coraline and Death:
Gaiman’s still planning to direct “Death: The High Cost of Living” himself — but still no word on the cast or which studio. “It may still be New Line, but Warner Independent is keen on it too,” he said. While he kept an eye out during “Stardust” casting sessions for potentials for the role of Death herself, Gaiman is a little unsure whether Shia LaBeouf will still play Sexton. “Shia really wanted the part,” Gaiman said, “and it’s not that he’s too big after ‘Transformers,’ or whether I could get him after he’s in the new ‘Indiana Jones,’ but he’s growing up fast. Can he pass for 17 for that much longer? That might have been just about it after ‘Transformers.’ He’s becoming an adult, but he’s one of ‘Death’s’ biggest supporters, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he were in it.”
Also supporting “Death” now is Guillermo del Toro, who’s come aboard as an executive producer. Gaiman’s going to visit him on set for “Hellboy 2” in Budapest to shadow and learn from him — but wouldn’t it also be cool if he got a cameo in the movie as well, considering he didn’t get a chance for one in “Stardust”? “I should!” Gaiman laughed. “All the scenes I was on set for in ‘Stardust’ weren’t ones where they could fit me in, like the witch’s inn, never where I could be knocking back a beer at the bar and you could slip me in. That would be kind of funny if I end up in ‘Hellboy 2.’”
