Henry Selick is a one-of-a-kind filmmaker.
In the world of stop-motion animation, he’s in a league of his own as the acclaimed director behind greats like “James and the Giant Peach” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” After a 13-year gap, Selick is returning this year with his first film since 2009’s “Coraline,” the Neil Gaiman adaptation that scarred a few kids for life but mostly, enchanted them with dreams of another world.
This time around, Selick is adapting the words of a book that he penned himself, alongside Clay McLeod Chapman (“The Boy“): Their highly anticipated Netflix fantasy film “Wendell & Wild” will arrive on our screens in October, just in time for spooky season.If you’re about the right age, then you probably remember the wonder and terror of seeing “Coraline” for the first time.
Well, now the next generation can experience the joys of watching onscreen magic from between their fingers too!
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