Child star extraordinaire Dakota Fanning has signed on to voice the title character in the upcoming animated movie Coraline.

Henry Selick will write and direct the Laika Entertainment film, says Hollywood Reporter. Coraline will be based on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling children’s book of the same name.

“It’s sweet kismet,” says Selick, whose credits include The Nightmare Before Christmas. “Dakota is a very gifted actor who will bring great skill and emotional depth to the character. It will be an honour to work with her.”

The story is about a girl who walks into an alternate version of her life by going through a secret door in her new home. It’s a creepy read. At first, the parallel universe seems better than her real life. But then Coraline realizes her Other Parents want to keep her forever. Cue ominous soundtrack. But not too ominous, because the adults will get scared. Grown-up readers have reported that the book scared the hell out of them, but delighted their children.






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