![]() ![]() But in the streaming era, the success of shows like Game of Thrones and Watchmen made it possible to pitch The Sandman as a multi-season epic. That a legion of supremely talented writers and directors had labored for over 30 years to bring The Sandman to the screen.ĭavid patiently explained that those adaptations hadn’t moved forward because they had tried to make The Sandman into something it could never be: a two-hour movie. ![]() I then felt the need to remind David that The Sandman was unfilmable. And Neil was already obligated to Good Omens II and Anansi Boys. Goyer, the writer of Batman Begins and Man of Steel, writing and running the show? Especially since David and Neil had been working together to adapt The Sandman into a feature franchise?ĭavid said he had hoped to be the one to do The Sandman, but he was busy writing, running, and directing Apple TV+’s Foundation. I asked David why Neil Gaiman himself (who had just wrapped Good Omens) wasn’t going to be the one to adapt The Sandman. The universally beloved masterpiece written by Neil Gaiman, one of the most intimidatingly brilliant writers of our time. Not because I didn’t want the job, but because this was The Sandman. ![]()
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