Sandman creator (and beloved author) Neil Gaiman is about to chat with Sandman movie producer (and potential star) Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
When Neil Gaiman actually sounds excited about the prospect of a Sandman movie, there's a good chance that this one might happen. While Gaiman did express a little skepticism ("I can't help thinking that I've been here before," Gaiman joked), the tone of his remarks at the San Jose Cinquest Film Festival was overwhelmingly positive. And in just a few days, he's having a face-to-face with a key player in the latest installment of the Sandman movie saga, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Here's what Mr. Gaiman had to say:
"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, of all people, is an enormous Sandman fan. He and David Goyer talked about it, they've come up, I believe, with a treatment of what they want the story of the first movie to be. They are talking to an incredible writer [Jack Thorne], who I coincidentally already knew. He did the movie script for The Ocean at the End of the Lane, so I've met him and loved his treatment of my work. And Wednesday afternoon I will be spending with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and talking Sandman! That's pretty much everything I know. Now you know as much as I know."
I was unaware that Sandmanscreenwriter Jack Thorne had done a script for The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which was one of my favorite books of last year. If Neil approved of that, then that's definitely a good sign for the Sandmanscreenplay, as well! More on the Sandmanmovie as we get it...
There's more on this over at JoBlo. So, go!
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