Dakota Fanning lends voice to 'Coraline'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Hollywood child star Dakota Fanning will provide the voice of "Coraline" in the upcoming animated feature based on Neil Gaiman's bestselling novel.

The movie is being written and directed by Henry Selick of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach," The Hollywood Reporter said Friday.

Gaiman's story is about a young girl who walks through a secret door and into an alternate version of her life. The parallel reality appears to be much better than her real life, but plot takes a turn when her "new" parents decide they want to keep her in their world, The Reporter said.