Coraline | Neil Gaiman and Teri Hatcher Talk Other Mother

Catch up with Neil Gaiman and Teri Hatcher 11 years later sharing favorite Other Mother moments and behind-the-scenes insights from #Coraline.

[@bosheihab6463]

This is the first example of seeing an author appreciating an adaptation of his work. Awesome conversation. Loved how each person got to talk about their side of the work they put in.

[@SDS2017]

Yeah especially since they changed so much from the book

[@joelsytairo6338]

Hard not to

[@ashegrey3042]

@@SDS2017i mean not really it’s a pretty close adaptation! there’s only a few things they changed even a lot of the dialogue stayed the same

[@SDS2017]

@@ashegrey3042 I have been humbled

[@KnightsDisillusion]

Coraline is still the best Laika movie.

[@angelabby2379]

@@gabrielsch8292 yessss

[@2243minjeong]

Plz give us Coraline2

[@ckseacake6106]

I have to agree because I could watch Coraline every single day XD

[@TiffanyRay]

Timeless classic never will age

[@wolftamer9]

Which is weird because they keep improving from one movie to the next. I'm not sure why Kubo didn't click for me on the same level as Coraline and maybe Paranorman when the character designs and animation were so beautiful. Is it more than just nostalgia goggles?

[@disneyfreak9011]

Coraline is a piece of my childhood, I’ll never forget it

[@xxryin3150]

SAME

[@clarissacota2047]

Teri's performance is so underappreciated. She absolutely nailed it, it's one of the best vocal performances ever. I mean c'mon, @19:35 she shows some serious talent

[@arvilynkatenicerio4198]

Yassss, she did awesome❤ No one can replace Teri Hatcher❤

[@treehuggerdude4]

I agree. I was really impressed by her performance.

[@TheDreamSyndicateArts]

I looove the fact that Neil Gaiman's daughter would come home and tell him horror stories! 👻👻👻

[@arvilynkatenicerio4198]

Yassss ❤

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

Letting you know his daughters name is Maddie

[@enriquecarrillo2978]

To this day . To this day. I never get tired of this movie. It is a masterpiece. Dark and twisted yet fun and happy . Hands down best work to come out of Laika

[@pravdaanimationstudios]

I can imagine Other Mother or real mother animated being in this interview.

[@unrellated]

The book did hint that the Other Mother wasn't the only one of her kind. There are similar beings who have doors in other houses. So I'm guessing the closest thing we'll get to a sequel will be a book about another kid dealing with a different "Other Mother Being". And I have an idea for Neil to consider for that. Coraline was being drawn into the trap with what were basically some shiny new toys. But what if the bait wasn't superficial? What if it was something more serious than boredom luring the kid in? Let's say an Other Mother Being finds a boy who recently became an orphan. In the Other World, he gets to see his parents again, albeit in a slightly creepy button-eye form. Think about it. After getting over the initial shock, he might actually be tempted to get buttons sewn into his eyes.

[@jacinthadang2085]

Wow great idea

[@dinkymak]

That’s actually pretty good

[@olrakkenafets]

And tgen he gets help/advice from an older Coraline

[@ssaint_xavi]

make a book about it please

[@ganja_burn_9516]

@@olrakkenafetsor maybe Coraline is the next bedlam since the old one died, and the world needs to be feed that’s why the other mother needed souls

[@StopMotionbyNicholas]

This was a genius idea👍 I love listening to them talk about the voice acting and what it was like behind the scenes and where Neil got his inspiration from, I can't believe it's been over 11 years since the best movie ever was released!

[@stacik2905]

I just want to hug Neil Gaiman for writing the story behind the film. This movie definitely helped me through small but impactful waves of melancholy when I was a child learning to accept my deafness. Yes, I am deaf, no I do not want your sympathies or pities, nor am I dumb. Coraline helped me believe that it is okay to be different, regardless of what society thinks of you. I’m just so grateful and I wish this film held so much more notability and recognition rather than it being viewed as a disturbing film.

[@rpaugust]

Coraline and ParaNorman is the best!! 💞

[@isabelll6547]

y e s s s s s s ss d SS S S AS S S SA

[@SenseiYasir]

CORALINE 2 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, we need dat right now, boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[@alice-jn7po]

YES

[@chevroletgm2851]

I'm in support

[@cyclode914]

no we dont it will ruin it

[@jacinthadang2085]

@@cyclode914 I just need the backstory of the characters

[@tyleroutland435]

@@cyclode914 we need a Coraline sequel

[@alexren9510]

I've always wanted to meet Neil Gaiman, and I didn't realize how old he'd be.

[@augustaleblanc4286]

Bruh 😭

[@fluidacrylic1016]

I actually had the pleasure of meeting him about 6 years ago. At my high school, he came and did a sort of seminar about the art of writing. I don't consider myself a writer, but he was incredibly kind, and very much his own uniquely self. After his talk, I got to meet him face to face for like ten seconds. He talks to you with a natural and unwavering sense of sincerity and attentiveness. He's a great guy!

[@lanalonestar8067]

@@fluidacrylic1016 that’s amazing!

[@cofredoallan3137]

Soo we can officially be hyped for a possible Coraline 2? YEAH.

[@2243minjeong]

Please Coraline 2🥺🥺🥺

[@TiffanyRay]

Leave this movie alone

[@cofredoallan3137]

@@TiffanyRay Neil Gaiman just said in the video that he thinks about writing coraline 2,and he someday wants to make a sequel a real thing. But it can be just a Book and not a Movie Tbh i will be completely pleased if its just a book.

[@sweetbigz4444]

@@cofredoallan3137 what minute?

[@alice-jn7po]

Ironic A774N timestamp pleaseee?

[@dean._.0.0]

Coraline is so iconic! Teri does such an amazing job in the voice acting!

[@trentonmoyer5048]

In my opinion the book and the movie are very different, but each of them are the same in ways that makes them both completely different and wonderful experiences of the same work. Thank you Laika for bringing us this amazing film and thank you Neil for your amazing book that inspired it!

[@sevithvino7330]

“There no horror for children.” Me: “Goosebumps.”

[@thingthang2904]

I think he started writing it before the Goosebumps books were out.

[@chaivang3233]

20:05

[@mayaenglish5424]

You made me curious so apparently (After a quick google) the first goosebumps book came out in 1992 so yeah, he started writing Coraline before that.

[@ashclassics9181]

@@mayaenglish5424 *laughs in scary stories to tell in the dark

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@ashclassics9181 ugh, you just gave me flashbacks. Those are Also books that are debatably for kids lol.

[@marcosishes]

While I don't necessarily want a coraline 2, we definitely need more movies like this in our world today

[@ChaosByJaguymo]

20:44 "It would be a very bad thing if she disappeared off into the other world, and was never seen again." "coming downstairs." even after 2 years, this joke is gold,

[@kenlee5509]

One of the greatest movies ever.

[@N3bulousity]

Recently listened to the audio book for Coraline, way creepier than movie adaption but I love them both dearly

[@thefandommaster5038]

I could not be more glad that Coraline was written and adapted. As a kid who also had a fascination with monsters and ghosts and just generally scary things, Coraline is to this day the only piece of media to give me nightmares. I love it to death

[@pinescoodles]

YESSS, LAIKA CONTENT.

[@trainlover-yo3lp]

Definitely good choice

[@chaivang3233]

Taya as Coraline

[@desperatehousewivesfan]

I LOVE seeing Teri so excited and clearly loving her work on the movie, which was excellent by the way. She seems so natural, so real and approachable.

[@prestonian5648]

The movie is the same age as coraline in the movie holy shit

[@GrayCatbird1]

It’s so awesome to hear Neil Gaiman’s interest about the adaptions of his works. Same for Teri Hatcher and her role. Some great people to get insight from!

[@cindyespindola4946]

As a kid I was afraid of watching Coraline but as I grew up I watched it and I have to say it's amazing and I love it 😁😁

[@suz5294]

Please make Coraline 2 I'm dying here for it

[@denisedesitter176]

Same

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would it be? the beldam aka. Other mother probably died since at the end she was like “I’ll die without you!” But if it would happen it would probably be coraline telling wybe’s grandmother the whole story but that would just be boring 😐

[@SWNINJUSTU05]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna I'm pretty sure that the beldam might be still alive, she probably didn't die. I mean coraline is still trapped in the other world like the ending of the film.

[@SWNINJUSTU05]

@KananJarJarUs that would be interesting

[@thebradzone3922]

god, i would listen for hours if given the chance to discuss this movie with either of these two or bruno coulais (who did the music!). so much talent and passion was put into this project, from writing to acting to music, plus all the practical work that could make it happen, and it really shows!!!

[@user-iw1wp3fq1r]

love this interview as a huge fan of Coraline desperately want Coraline 2 !!!

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would part two be though? the beldam Aka other mother died since in the end she was like "I'll die without you!" But if it happened, it would probably be Coraline telling Wybe's grandmother the whole story, but that would be boring 😐

[@ganja_burn_9516]

@@KZbinrDreamyLunathe book suggests there is more kinds of creature similar to the beldam, there has to be a new beldam

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

@@ganja_burn_9516 I guess.. I would not watch that though. Also if it was stop motion it will probably be stop motion again so that will take like years.

[@thomasmuscat6527]

Such a lovely conversation. 'Coraline' itself probably remains one of the better Laika films too (although they're all wonderful!). It would be great to have its visual companion updated or republished and/or an art book like the other ones that followed.

[@danii_alv4629]

the only thing the world needs from LAIKA is Coraline 2 !!!

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would it be? the beldam aka. Other mother probably died since at the end she was like “I’ll die without you!” But if it would happen it would probably be coraline telling wybe’s grandmother the whole story but that would just be boring 😐

[@derkommissar4986]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna everyone is saying they should make a prequel as a story about the other mother, but then it wouldn't be Coraline I dont know how to continue Coraline's story

[@saibot6227]

There’s still hope for a another coraline movie 😭

[@user-xx4wq4jz1u]

It’s so coool how he thought of buttons for eyes i would never have thought of that.

[@ntwwolf6908]

That’s so cute that she adopted a black cat. They don’t get adopted enough, and it’s a great tie-in to Coraline.

[@pnarkrdar9046]

Ich habe Coraline gesehen, seit ich 6-5 Jahre alt war und ich habe ihr Buch gelesen. Es ist ein so schöner Film, dass ich Neil Gaiman und Henry Selick dafür danke, dass sie diesen Film gemacht haben.👍👍❤️❤️

[@kendra5287]

I always thought the buttons were about like... not having a soul? “the eyes are the windows to the soul” Not only is everything the other mother creates is fake and, therefore, doesn’t have a soul, she also literally takes the souls of children Lol

[@anikadietr1ch]

this made me so happy, never let coraline fade

[@RubixTCube]

The sad truth of all Laika movies is that they don’t need a part 2

[@tyleroutland1248]

Yes they do

[@RubixTCube]

Tyler Outland 😂😂😂 they don’t!

[@tyleroutland1248]

@@RubixTCube yes they do

[@ainsleyharriot6060]

Well in the book and movie it's left in the air to if The Beldam got the key back to the Otherworld

[@tyleroutland435]

@@RubixTCube they do need a Coraline sequel

[@krose6451]

Only seconds on and that score brings out all the nostalgia. It doesnt get talked about enough

[@marynaswanepoel8364]

Coraline is a big and crucial part of my childhood and to this day I enjoy the movie just the same as I used to

[@flear3133]

Coraline is awesome, we need Coraline 2, I love this movie, is my favorite movie, and the best movie, Love Coraline ❤️

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would part two be though? the beldam Aka other mother died since in the end she was like "I'll die without you!" But if it happened, it would probably be Coraline telling Wybe's grandmother the whole story, but that would be boring 😐

[@treehuggerdude4]

It could be the kids who were killed. But I guess that would be too dark

[@taste.of.ashes.]

I hope we get a Other Mother Action Figure👀 Teri deserves it tbh

[@kenkaneki7060]

Yes yes yes!!

[@unknownariaedits4090]

Enjoy that right hand

[@thetypewriterbtch8763]

Watching Coraline is my yearly ritual.

[@aliciaorwin1415]

14:34 Teri Hatcher’s Daughter voice

[@yonalove4649]

Coraline forever

[@taieldavila6819]

Ojala nunca dejen de hacer peliculas💝. Saludos desde argentina :)

[@WellingtonOliveira_well_author]

The world needs a new Laika movie ASAP to be a better place!! 😌

[@EdmacZ]

There was one just last year.

[@senorbusyman]

Yes but that one didnt do so well in both box office $$ & reviews. Had a great cast but didnt really catch our eyes. Hopefully Laika does better with their next film

[@WellingtonOliveira_well_author]

@@senorbusyman Reviews for "Missing Link" were mostly positive (89% freaking fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!) and the movie did win the Golden Globe for best animated feature. :P

[@agen_dior]

as much as i appreciate the sentiment, it takes so long to animate in stop motion! take into account how people existed only in their homes for about a year

[@derkommissar4986]

@@agen_dior its true if they start next year they'll be finished by 2028 or something It took 4-5 years to make Coraline

[@jammed0719]

This is my comfort film. I relate so much to the story and it makes me a bit emotional watching this video. I just finished the book a few hours ago and I’m just so glad all of this was created.

[@teenagealien6145]

Same

[@serenakinney8150]

I still watch Coraline to this day. It for sure traumatized me as a child but I am obsessed.

[@dawndoesart]

I feel like Neil getting this idea from his 4 year old daughter just proves that kids have the strangest most terrifying thoughts so calmly.

[@l.000wiiwiw]

Liked it as a kid, love it as an adult

[@Emilia-fp3pn]

Coraline scared me so much but I still loved it

[@TiffanyRay]

I was one of those kids who was never scared of this movie cause I love me some spooky shit.

[@Gorgeousbaebeauty]

I can't believe coraline is 13 YEARS OLD NOW ! My childhood man ! I love coraline so much 😫🔥💜

[@davey3710]

14

[@user-xx4wq4jz1u]

It’s actually 15 now 😭

[@Gorgeousbaebeauty]

@@user-xx4wq4jz1u omgg aww time flys so fast !! What a great movie

[@MacaldaReye]

Her screams during the climax of the film are still so chilling!

[@Samhain_n]

Is my favorite movie I LOVE THIS MOVIE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@biancabalbinot3499]

me too, it's perfect!!❤❤❤🌌

[@naomi6151]

I just wanna coraline 2 🥺😔

[@jaz8582]

I do too, but ONLY if it’s made with as much love as the first one.

[@geoleo965]

Bless you guys for this and the other masterpieces that each and one of you have created and worked hard enough.

[@thehipstermermaid9669]

Coraline will always be my favourite movie and book

[@kardiablitz4982]

Coraline is my childhood fave. People call me weird because the movie is kinda creepy and all that I myself don't know why I'm very attached to it. But now, thinking back, I can see why. I am raised by my step mom who sometimes neglect me and my siblings inside our house without food. We are just lucky enough to have neighbours who are generous enough to give us food. It just felt like I needed the other mother that time.

[@ADHD.Pictures]

Henry Selleck said he wants to work on other films before he goes back to an old film and makes a sequel let’s hope Coraline is the first sequel 🤞 I😁😁😁

[@kyragreif]

I want a movie about the other mother and her origins! Also love the line in the book refering to how the passageway was ancient and somehow alive, much older than the other mother herself. I want to hear more about that 😭

[@aifi4827]

Please, create the second coraline with more mysteries and puzzles which are hard to guess. 🙏🙏🙏 CORALINE is my most favourite animation 😍😍😍💗

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would it be? the beldam aka. Other mother probably died since at the end she was like “I’ll die without you!” But if it would happen it would probably be coraline telling wybe’s grandmother the whole story but that would just be boring 😐

[@aifi4827]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna the beldam probably will be reincarnated, and revenge. Like in horror movies, bad people try to bring back the evil to live, so in this case even though the beldam has died, or hasn't. There will be people who accidentally or on purpose bring her back to live by doing such rituals from a book which beldam wrote and sent it to the real world in case if she's dead, someone will be convinced to read the books or even as they read the book they'll get hypnotised to do the reincarnation ritual for beldam. Lol I hope there will be " Life Action Coraline " produced by the same company as " The Conjuring " or else That would be much more interesting 😍😂

[@niairfaaa]

CORALINE 2 PLIIIIIIISSSS😭

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would it be? the beldam aka. Other mother probably died since at the end she was like “I’ll die without you!” But if it would happen it would probably be coraline telling wybe’s grandmother the whole story but that would just be boring 😐

[@jhenifersilva2812]

Make a Coraline and the Secret World 2, please, I'm from Brazil and we all want a second part of the film here. Kisses from Brazil

[@Madeleinepinto1]

KEEP TALKING ABOUT CORALINE PLEASE IM IN LOVE WITH THAT MOVIE AHHHHHHH I LOVE CORALINE.

[@danielaurista]

I'm great full to have met Neil Gaiman, and Henry Selick! Glad there doing great.

[@ELIJAH_11957]

Coraline is the most beautiful movie🥰

[@beaudoctor5160]

I really love the book, I really love the movie.both are amazing you did an incredible job.When I was a kid I was really into horror and mystery stories and Coraline was a big part of this. I just want to say thank you

[@chaivang3233]

20:08

[@azraelspellman5601]

I love Teri Hatcher

[@MrTimshellscherber]

Me 2.

[@agen_dior]

i constantly flip flop between wanting a coraline sequal to not wanting a coraline sequal its a fantastic stand alone film, the story is beautifully self contained and wraps up nicely not every thing is explained, we are left with some mystery that if over explored will lose its mystique on the other hand it be really nice to see where the characters are in their current lives is the bedlam still alive? is there another evil entity out there like her? will a new child get caught in the web?

[@joseeduardocontreras1204]

I really love all Neil Gaiman's books and comics, He's my favorite writer Movies from LAIKA studio are beautifull and is awsome see the hard work made by hand in all wonderfull LAIKA histories

[@mikeycomito3045]

those 7 years of making it are not going to waste bc i have watched it religiously since i was 6/7 years old when it came out im now 20. never gets old.

[@hatsumomo4307]

Coraline is still the best US film ever. 💜💙💙💜

[@mothermovementa]

The author is British

[@wowiearting3947]

this video is so special im so glad

[@Zachman229]

happy mother's day terri hatcher❤

[@Zachman229]

and teri hatcher u portrayed and played "beldam" insanely, u absolutely slayed it, u killed it in all appearence of beldam and defiently nailed playin "mel" yor the best u ALSO inspired me and i also love yor work too so much

[@Arechka]

Королина остаётся одной из самых лучших анимаций 💕

[@hibabeddaelfassi3960]

Coraline 2 plisss It would be a dream come true

[@webguy943]

such a fascinating world was created. ive watched multiple youtubers analyze the story and theorized on how the world works. would love to see coraline 2.

[@Gorgeousbaebeauty]

I enjoyed this beautiful interview from.the creator of this INCREDIBLE film and Voice Actor !! 🔥🔥 CORALINE will forever be Apart of my childhood!

[@rayanecaroline553]

Coraline 2 please😭😭

[@sarita6970]

😢😢😢😢😢 please. at least get this character to do something in coraline 2 to drive. I would like to see her as an adult if possible.

[@KleeSardonyx]

Yes! Favorite movie ever!

[@podoke]

wow 7+ years:0 but you can tell how carefully and lovingly the film was made. i hope laika never compromises the quality of their projects for quantity. if we kept getting coraline level movies every 7 years i would have no complaints

[@nobody-uw6bi]

Wish there was a part 2

[@nobody-uw6bi]

@Ellianna Ledoux OMFGGGGGGGG!!!! CAN'T WAIT!

[@joepenny5100]

Ellianna Ledoux time stamp please

[@SMASHtheCAN7410]

PLEASE give us a second coralline movie!!!! I love this movie

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What would it be? the beldam aka. Other mother probably died since at the end she was like “I’ll die without you!” But if it would happen it would probably be coraline telling wybe’s grandmother the whole story but that would just be boring 😐

[@catguy4996]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna IF Coraline 2 happened, I think they would have a different villain from the other mother. I also think Coraline's real parents wouldn't be in the sequel very much. I think the only characters from the original would be Coraline herself, the cat, Wybie, and the neighbours. The rest would be new characters

[@haniyarvas]

@@catguy4996 or probably a movie about the ghost children

[@fabriziomartinez7524]

Coraline is my favorite movie!!😍😢💞

[@mothermovementa]

It's such an iconic film and it's made millions

[@MxCartney_Lou]

I love how Neils daughter inspired it

[@dragonjgaming3035]

Coralline 2 NEEDS TO HAPPEN!

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

What could it be? the alias beldam. Probably another mother died since in the end she was like "I'll die without you!" But if it happened, it would probably be Coraline telling Wybe's grandmother the whole story, but that would be boring 😐

[@dragonjgaming3035]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna Nah, it was mid development then cancelled it would had been a crossover movie event between Coraline and ParaNorman

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

@@dragonjgaming3035 y’know maybe it could be when coraline grows up and then she has a daughter who goes in the little door

[@dragonjgaming3035]

@@KZbinrDreamyLuna i was actually gonna write a sequel script at one point and send it to Gaiman to see what he thought lol

[@YouTuberDreamyLuna]

@@dragonjgaming3035 your friends with him?

[@bubucanal6741]

i love coraline is my favorite movie my Friends and my want a coraline 2

[@erikawithaknotac]

Not gonna lie I only first saw this movie in 2019, if I had seen it way back in like 2008 I would definitely not have appreciated it for what it is as much as I do having watched it nowadays. Everything about this movie is fantastic.

[@devradenny8354]

Coraline is everything. 🖤

[@wamsly2334]

This movie was my childhood. I still watch it every year for Halloween

[@renataapatataa8853]

Omygosh hearing her voice,,, insane

[@emmaphilo4049]

My favorite of Teri's performance. Although I like her in Desperate housewives too :)

[@aubreygoslee3213]

I love that I will always be as old as the movie since I was born in the same year and this will slew s be my favorite memory of when I was very little and that it will always be my favorite

[@carljohnson2833]

Coraline 2 please!!!!!!!!(the best film of LAIKA Studios)one the best soundtrack of the films

[@007veru6]

O MIO DIOOOO CHE BELLOOO EVVAIIIII APPENA HO VISTO LA NOTIFICA HO FATTO UN URLOOOO😍😍😍😍🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@issy3005]

i love the movie is so magnific and i honestly appreciate the work of laika how this movie transformed into one movie really really interisting and i adore of movie and my favorite movie of the world and really appreciate the coraline with my heart

[@dontshineforswine]

Coraline is the best stop-motion animated film of all time. Yes, in my mind it is better than The Nightmare Before Christmas. Teri Hatcher should have been nominated for an Oscar or won the Oscar. There is no part of this film that I dislike. Dakota Fanning did an amazing job, too. I think all of them did great work. There is a great video where you get to watch the Director talk about this film, and how he uses something called "Soft Magic." It's not like magic from Harry Potter. This is absolutely brilliant. I love the fact that the cat can move throughout the two different "dimensions." One where he cannot speak, and the "magical" one where he can speak. He knows that The Beldam will never be able to steal his eyes/his soul, and she is disgusted by cats. So, he uses that to his advantage to help Coraline. I think he knew she was the one that could save the other children's souls in the beginning, hence why he befriends her even though Coraline doesn't like him when they first meet.