After a number of aborted attempts over the past three decades, Neil Gaiman’s iconic DC / Vertigo comic book series The Sandman looks like it’s finally heading to the screen courtesy of Netflix. As reported by Deadline, the streaming service, has granted an 11-episode series order to a TV adaptation from Warner Bros. Television, which […]
Neil Gaiman and Bryan Fuller think that The Sandman should be adapted for TV
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is not an easy property to adapt to film. Any readers of the comics will immediately understand why: there are literally no boundaries in the comic series centered around Morpheus, the god of dreams. The comics introduce a wide variety of characters; from DC characters like Batman, all the way to […]
Sandman adaptation loses its screenwriter as “it needs to go to TV” rather than a movie
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comic book series has hit another stumbling block, with screenwriter Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) exiting the project after coming to the conclusion that it is better suited as a TV series rather than a movie. “I had many […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt exits Sandman adaptation, New Line adds new screenwriter
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has announced that he’s departed the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman, posting the following message to Facebook: So, as you might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, a while back, David Goyer and I made a producing deal with Warner Brothers to develop a […]
Warner Bros. moves Sandman to New Line Cinema, Guillermo del Toro no longer attached to Justice League Dark adaptation
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Warner Bros. has shuffled some of its DC properties, moving its upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and future Vertigo titles to sister company New Line Cinema in order to focus its attention of the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League. […]