The word is that the graphic novel 'Signal to Noise', written by Neil Gaiman and visualised on paper by Dave McKean is going into production as a feature film. The pair will be writing the screenplay together and McKean will be directing.

Last years Mirrormask was a fascinating little animated film and was about as 'Dave Mckean' as you can get visually speaking, so it will be interesting to see how he deals with a live action film and wether working under such constraints will make the film better or worse than if it was animated.

The plot of 'Signal to Noise' is intriguing…

The graphic novella tells the story of a film director dying of cancer. His life's crowning achievement, his greatest film, would have told the story of a European village as the last hour of 999 A.D. approached — the midnight that the villagers were convinced would bring with it Armageddon. Now that story will never be told. But he's still working it out in his head, making a film that no one will ever see. No one but us.

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