Joseph Gordon-Levitt Gives Update on SANDMAN
It's been a year since it was reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would star in and direct a big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comic book. We've heard a few bits of information over the past year, but there has been no big news on the development of the project. During a recent Reddit AMA, the actor offered an update saying,
“Been doing a lot of work with David Goyer and Jack Thorne working on the screenplay. We’ve been doing our meetings at the DC office, which is a frickin [sic] rad place to work. Also just had a great conversation last week with David and Mr. Gaiman. Neil has been extremely big hearted with me, and he’s the one I want to please most.”
In a separate interview with Deadline, writer David Goyer revealed that the first draft of the screenplay had already been turned in to Warner Bros. He went on to say,
“I hesitate to definitively say when it might go before the cameras, but the one thing different between other iterations and ours is that Neil Gaiman has been in the room with us and is a vital part of the team. We have a draft Warners is very happy with and we’re moving forward, knock on wood.”
That's great news! I hope that the studio ends up greenlighting the project. Out of all of the films that DC Entertainment and WB have been developing, the ones that I am most excited for are Sandman, Dark Universe, and Suicide Squad, because they are all great properties with extremely talented people attached to bring them to life. It's also really good to know that Gaiman has been heavily involved with the project.