July 21, 2006 - At the Paramount Pictures panel held Friday during Comic-Con, Neil Gaiman went through the full list of his properties which had, at some point, been considered for feature films. The news was surprisingly sunny for Gaiman fans as, besides Stardust, three other movies were currently being made.

Good Omens: Terry Gilliam, who was originally asked to direct Stardust, is back on the project, though it is still in the early stages of development.

Coraline: Coming in 2008, this is a stop-motion film by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas). Based on Gaiman's children's novel, there was little to say about the film at this point other than that Dakota Fanning is the likely pick to voice Coraline. Gaiman expects to have more at next year's Comic-Con.

Beowulf: An animated movie, Beowulf is a re-imagining of the classic myth and is coming to theatres November 22, 2007. The film uses the same tech that made Polar Express and Monster House but is, according to Gaiman, "taking it further than you could imagine." The film stars the voices of Angelina Jolie, Crispin Glover and Bob Hoskins. Gaiman described it as a "cheerfully violent and strange take on the Beowulf legend."

American Gods: A lot of studios have approached Gaiman about adapting his mythologically charge novel into a feature film. Generally they tell him that how much they would love to turn the book into a movie that would awe the audience. Then they asked, "How do we do that?" Gaiman's response is always the same. "I don't know." And for this reason, the project has no legs at the moment.

Sandman: Turning a seventy-five issue opus into a two-hour film is a daunting task, one that may never come to fruition. The film is "floating in a void," according to Gaiman. The troubles with the film are almost as notable as those that plagued Alan Moore's Watchmen. Gaiman earned cheers for stating, "I'd rather no Sandman movie got made than [to have] a bad Sandman movie."

Death: If you can't have all seven Endless in a movie, how about making a film about just one of the nigh-immortal beings? The Death movie is "way way on the back burner." But that doesn't mean there is no hope for a film. There is "a script everyone seems to like." And Gaiman assured, "It's not dead yet."

Gaiman will be a busy man next year. He expects to be a guest for all four days, doing signings and attending multiple panels. He'll have films and comics work to promote. So, make your plans for Comic-Con 2007, Gaimanites!