 He also directed the crime drama "The Brave One" starring Jodie Foster.Neil Gaiman announced during his "The Today Show" appearance on 27 January 2009, that Neil Jordan would be directing the film of his Newbery Medal-winning book "The Graveyard Book".Jordan also wrote and directed the Irish made film "Ondine" (2009), starring Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś.