Neil Gaiman Bluntly Debunks Netflix's The Sandman Cancellation Rumors
Neil Gaiman bluntly debunks rumors that Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman has been cancelled before even premiering on the streaming platform. Efforts to bring Gaiman's fantasy graphic novel to the screen have languished in development hell for over three decades, with the majority of the attempts being aimed for the big screen. The most recent film attempt had Joseph Gordon-Levitt set to produce, potentially direct and star as The Sandman with David S. Goyer and Gaiman producing and Eric Heisserer rewriting a script, though it ultimately fell apart due to creative differences between Warner Bros. and Gordon-Levitt.
The Sandman TV series would finally get off the ground in mid 2019 when Netflix signed a deal with Warner Bros. to produce the series for an 11-episode season after HBO passed on the project due to the larger budget needed. The series, developed by Gaiman, Goyer and Allan Heinberg, will hew faithfully to its source material, with season one adapting the «Preludes & Nocturnes» and «The Doll's House» storylines with minor changes being made to adjust for a modern setting. Tom Sturridge is leading the cast of The Sandman in the titular role alongside Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Patton Oswalt.
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While audiences await word of the show's premiere, one fan took to Twitter to ask Neil Gaiman about rumors regarding Netflix's The Sandman being cancelled. The author responded with a blunt debunking of these rumors, addressing that because a launch date hasn't been announced some are considering the show cancelled and citing that as "hilarious." See Gaiman's response below:
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