Neil Gaiman’s 2009 Newbery medal winner, The Graveyard Book, was originally supposed to be adapted into an animated film. Now, however, it looks like Ron Howard might take the project’s reins and shoot it in live action.
The Graveyard Movie
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Hi
The Graveyard book is one of the best readable book the way Neil Gaiman runs through the story is amazing…I love reading this book and I am sure Howard makes a wonderful movie based on the graveyard book…Howard till now has made outstanding movies and I hope Howard will make one more outstanding movie which gives him oscars…
All the best…its best going to be the best graveyard movie…in the city I review it as best
I have read this book number of times and I love it…The Graveyard