‘Dead Boy Detectives’: HBO Max Gives Pilot Order to Neil Gaiman’s DC Comics Characters!!

Neil Gaiman has had plenty of his characters reimagined from the printed page to the screen — a curious little girl, an angel and a demon, and even a god of death — and now, a few more of his iconic characters are being brought to life for the small screen. Variety reports that the author’s Dead Boy Detectives is being adapted for a TV … Continue reading ‘Dead Boy Detectives’: HBO Max Gives Pilot Order to Neil Gaiman’s DC Comics Characters!!

‘Sandman’: David S. Goyer Reveals He Convinced WB to Kill Movie Adaption!!

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, David S. Goyer revealed he helped kill a feature film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman he was developing for Warner Bros. Goyer, who’s currently working as a writer and executive producer on Netflix’s The Sandman series, discussed how any adaptation should respect the original work’s intentions, which was not possible by limiting Gaiman’s work to a feature film … Continue reading ‘Sandman’: David S. Goyer Reveals He Convinced WB to Kill Movie Adaption!!

‘The Sandman’: Tom Sturridge in Talks to Star as Dream in the Netflix Series!!

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman recently revealed on Twitter that Netflix’s adaptation of his acclaimed comic will begin shooting in three weeks, and Collider has exclusively learned that Tom Sturridge is in talks to star. The epic drama hails from Warner Bros. TV, and Netflix gave the series an 11-episode order. Production was delayed due to the pandemic, which gave Gaiman and his co-writers time … Continue reading ‘The Sandman’: Tom Sturridge in Talks to Star as Dream in the Netflix Series!!

‘Sandman’: James McAvoy to Lead Audible Series!!

James McAvoy is stepping into a dream role. The actor will voice star as Dream in Audible‘s adaptation of The Sandman, the classic DC/Vertigo comic book written by Neil Gaiman. McAvoy, known for playing Prof. X in four X-Men films, will lead a cast that also includes Riz Ahmed, Justin Vivian Bond as Desire, Arthur Darvill, Kat Dennings as Death, Taron Egerton, William Hope, Josie Lawrence, Miriam Margolyes … Continue reading ‘Sandman’: James McAvoy to Lead Audible Series!!

‘The Sandman’: Neil Gaiman Provides Update for the Netflix Adaption!!

Here’s some excellent news to buoy you through another Monday in quarantine: Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Sandman is making a lot more progress than we thought. The news comes courtesy of Neil Gaiman himself, who in a Tumblr post last week said “everything was ready to go into production” before COVID-19 shut down the entertainment industry. “It’s going really well, except it’s kind of hibernating right … Continue reading ‘The Sandman’: Neil Gaiman Provides Update for the Netflix Adaption!!

‘Sandman’ TV Series Coming to Netflix from Neil Gaiman and David Goyer!!!

No, you’re not dreaming. A TV series based on the groundbreaking Vertigo comic series Sandman is headed to Netflix from executive-producers Neil Gaiman and David Goyer, according to THR. Wonder Woman screenwriter Allen Heinberg is set to pen the series and serve as showrunner. Gaiman created the monthly comic for Vertigo in 1989, and artists on the book included Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, and Michael Zulli. … Continue reading ‘Sandman’ TV Series Coming to Netflix from Neil Gaiman and David Goyer!!!

‘Arrival’ Writer Drops Out of ‘Sandman’; Says Adaptation Should Be on TV!!

This is starting to become just a bit aggravating. After already losing screenwriter Jack Thorne and actor-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt over what seemed to be creative differences, the big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s exalted graphic novel series Sandman has now lost its second screenwriter, Eric Heisserer. The Arrival screenwriter made the announcement during an interview with io9 about the upcoming, highly touted sci-fi thriller about decoding alien linguistics. Here’s what he had to say about his departure and … Continue reading ‘Arrival’ Writer Drops Out of ‘Sandman’; Says Adaptation Should Be on TV!!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt leaves Vertigo comic book adaption ‘Sandman’!!

Well that was a quick turn of events. Yesterday, news broke that New Line had enlisted a new screenwriter to work on the long-developing adaptation of the Neil Gaiman comic Sandman. The project originated with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and David S. Goyer, with Gordon-Levitt subsequently signing on to star in and direct the ambitious adaptation. Yesterday’s news came as a sign that things were finally moving … Continue reading Joseph Gordon-Levitt leaves Vertigo comic book adaption ‘Sandman’!!