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Neil Gaiman Admits To Sabotaging First Attempt At ‘The Sandman’ Live-Action Adaptation: “It Was the Worst Script That I’ve Ever Read”

September 12, 2022

Creator of The Sandman Neil Gaiman had chances to adapt the spooky comic before Netflix came calling but he was very choosy about the hands he'd allow to touch his characters. The Sandman. (L to R) To...

Sandman Creator Neil Gaiman Explains Why Tom Sturridge Won’t Be A “Snow-White” Dream In Live-Action Netflix Series

JB Augustine

July 25, 2022

Comic Books, Television

With Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman confirmed to be race and gender-flipping certain characters, there are a lot of changes being made to the series in its jump from the page to the screen - and ...

Neil Gaiman Says Sandman Has Always Been Woke

JB Augustine

May 19, 2022

Comic Books, Television

As wokeness grows as a sticking point with fans and consumers of most well-known properties, as well as an overt agenda in media, the concern, and disgust over how the material is adapted for screens also incre...

Petition Calls For Removal of Y: The Last Man Episode From Hulu Over Complaints Of Sacrilege

JB Augustine

October 25, 2021

Television

Cancellation did not put an end to Y: The Last Man on Hulu's troubles, not while a petition takes aim at the show's content. Source: Y: The Last Man, Hulu/FX Related -- Y: The Last Man TV Series Dead Aft...

Executive Producer David Goyer Thinks Netflix’s Live-Action Sandman Will Be “A Very Truthful Adaptation”

JB Augustine

September 26, 2021

Comic Books, Television

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics are notorious for being considered so out-there that they would be unfilmable, but the series is hardly alone in that conversation - the same thing was said about such works as Watc...

Neil Gaiman Confirms Episode 5 Of The Sandman Netflix Series Adapts The 24 Hours Story With Doctor Destiny

JB Augustine

June 18, 2021

Television

A major rumor about Netflix’s Sandman has been confirmed by the comics’ very author. Neil Gaiman tweets in the affirmative season one will adapt the infamous 24 Hours diner-of-horrors story that features the gr...

Constantine Rumored To Be Person Of Color In J.J. Abrams Production

JB Augustine

February 19, 2021

Television

A new rumor not only claims to confirm J.J. Abrams is working on a Constantine series for HBO Max but also indicates the direction he's going with the character. Related: JJ Abrams' Justice League Dark S...

Neil Gaiman Explains Why Lucifer Was Recast For The Sandman Netflix Series

JB Augustine

February 3, 2021

Television

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman recently opened up as to why Welsh actor Tom Ellis, who portrayed Lucifer in the Fox and Netflix spin-off based on the same in-universe character, would not reprise his role as t...

Constantine Actor Peter Stormare Confirms Sequel To 2005 Film Is “In The Works”

JB Augustine

November 14, 2020

Movies

One of the original stars of the 2005 Constatine film has given us our first hint that a sequel to the Keanu Reeves-led adaptation of the DC Comics character is "in the works". Related -- Rumor: Netflix’...

Audition Tape for Netflix’s The Sandman Adaptation Leaks Online and Sheds Light on the Series

JB Augustine

April 14, 2020

Television

A taped audition for Netflix's The Sandman, based on the Neil Gaiman creation, is online and offers some answers about the developing series. The Geeks WorldWide obtained the tape of actor Oliver Farnworth (...

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