The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2026)

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Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Henry Selick

Release: 2026

Plot: The story follows a young boy who accidentally brings an evil entity from another reality into his world, and he needs the help of three mysterious women to try to get rid of the threat. The main narrative starts as a middle-aged man returns to his childhood home and recalls a magical encounter he had at age seven with a girl named Lettie Hempstock, who leads him on an adventure through a beautiful and terrifying supernatural world.

 

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Henry Selick's Next Film is ‘Coraline’ Companion Piece — World of Reel

Stop-motion giant Henry Selick is adapting Neil Gaiman’s “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” with plans to make it his next feature (via Variety ).

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[Adam Lenhardt]

I loved this book, but it's going to be a challenge to adapt because the story is a lot more internal and subjective than Coraline was.