Coraline Draft Script from 2002
A very early Coraline script was uploaded to the Internet Archive this past December. Written by Henry Selick and printed three years before LAIKA studio opened, it's likely this script was written with live action or CGI in mind, before the medium of Stop-motion was ever considered.
Right off the bat, this script features several differences from the final film; It takes place in the summer, Coraline meets the neighbors right away, and her parents are named 'Barry' and 'Karen'. Wybie Lovat is still in this draft and he shows up a bit more often, at one point the Cat goes missing, and the button-eyes are not even present at first.
Additionally, the script abruptly ends as Coraline sets the spirits free.
Lots of elements from the original novel are present as well, including the flashback where Mr. Jones gets stung by hornets, and trapping the Other Mother's hand using a decoy tea party.
