The upcoming Sandman Movie 2016 is confirmed to be directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and fans are concerned whether the actor will do justice to the well-beloved and critically-acclaimed Neil Gaiman novel.
Nevertheless, details of the movie's progress have been surfacing the internet. Lifted from IGN.com and transcripted from Moviefone,
"Gordon-Levitt says 'we're working towards it.' Having starred in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, the actor/director says that experience has helped him learn how to helm a comic book movie, specifically because of the film's use of green screen. Gordon-Levitt confirmed that the script is currently being written, saying, 'It's me and [David] Goyer and [Jack Thorne] and [creator] Neil Gaiman, as well as the good folks at DC and Warner Bros.' He goes on to call Sandman a 'complicated' property to bring to screen, attributing the past unsuccessful attempts at an adaptation to its dense and 'episodic' 75 issues. Gordon-Levitt also calls Sandman's universe 'such a huge world,' hinting that the project will try to stay true to the source material. The Don Jon director -- who previously starred in The Dark Knight Rises -- says much of the film's team from Warner Bros. and DC are the same people who worked on Christopher Nolan's Batman films. While he's unsure if the project will come into fruition, Gordon-Levitt assures, 'I think we've got the right ideas.'"
To add to the Sandman Movie 2016 news, rumors that JGL will also star in his movie have been exciting Sandman fans all over the world. It is said that he will be playing Morpheus' character. According to Geekyrant.com,
"It would be really interesting to see Gordon-Levitt as Morpheus, I think he would be awesome. As you know, he's also in talks with Marvel about possibly playing Doctor Strange.
With talent like Gordon-Levitt involved there's a good chance something will happen with it. We'll just have to wait and see."
The release date for the upcoming movie that the 300 days of Summer star directed alongside its creator Neil Gaiman is yet to be announced by DC. Although it could come out in one of the dates they previously teased fans with. According to IGN, DC's scheduled looks like this:
May 2016 - Batman v Superman
July 2016 - Shazam
Xmas 2016 - Sandman
May 2017 - Justice League
July 2017 - Wonder Woman
Xmas 2017 - Flash and Green Lantern team-up
May 2018 - Man of Steel 2
What do you guys think? Do you think Joseph Gordon-Levitt will make a good director and will justify Morpheus' character? Check back for more Sandman Movie 2016 news!
