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ruler of the nightmare realm welcome to
watch Mojo and today we're looking at
everything you should know about DC's
the Sandman the sets are vast great
amount of detail and care has been put
into how it's being brought to life for
this video we're going over what to
expect from Netflix's adaptation of Neil
gaiman's acclaimed comic book series are
you a fan of the comics what do you hope
to see in the show tell us in the
comments
the Sandman Comics Sandman is the story
of the place that we go when we close
our eyes at night and it's called the
dreaming and the dreaming is ruled by
Morpheus these TD Comics have featured
several characters named Sandman
inspired by the figure and folklore who
sprinkles sand in children's eyes to
induce sleep and dreams in fact Sandman
writer Neil Gaiman originally pitched a
Revival of a previous series he was
asked instead to craft a new character
the result was dream also known as
Morpheus one of the seven endless
personifications of metaphysical
Concepts like death desire and despair
death as family
desire
Destiny despair which one have I got
dream
you're gonna need all the help you can
get a cult hit game and series ran for
75 issues from 1989 to 1996. it's since
received several new additions and
spin-offs Gaiman went on to write many
other acclaimed works such as good Omens
with Terry Pratchett neverwhere American
Gods and Coraline ties to the DC
Universe tonight we will achieve what no
one was even attempted we will summon
and imprisoned
yeah the comics begin with dreams
capture and Escape back to his realm the
dreaming
his dream looks for purpose and grapples
with past sins the story becomes more
intricate and complex initially however
as Gaiman found his way into the
character and world the comics featured
numerous guest appearances and cameos
from established DC characters these
include John Constantine Martian
Manhunter the Scarecrow and etragon the
demon so some of these return in the
last issues in addition to Batman
Superman and others it was almost a film
yeah
you know the sandwich he's a fairy story
game and Sandman has a passionate fan
base and received critical Acclaim so
why haven't we seen an adaptation before
now well let us tell you in the mid 90s
Aladdin writers Ted Elliott and Terry
Rocio wrote a script and Roger Avery
co-writer of Pulp Fiction was also
brought on board however Avery was fired
after disagreements with Infamous
producer John Peters who was also
working on the failed Superman Libs
Kevin Smith has recounted his
experiences writing for that project
he's gone three things okay I said all
right
one I don't want to see him in that suit
two I don't want to see him fly
and three he's got to fight a giant
spider in the third Act
before the Sandman Peters reportedly
want a dream to wear a cape and get into
fist fights according to Gaiman Peters
fired all the quote really good people
and the scripts got worse and worse the
project ended up languishing in
development hell how it became a series
for 32 years anybody who read Sandman
read the comics that world is ending
I'm here at shepparton Studios and I'm
getting to see what happens when you
bring dreams to life despite these
setbacks the dream of an adaptation
lived on in the 2010s there was talk of
a TV series with various names attached
including James Mangold and Eric Kripke
in 2013 David S goyer best known for his
work on the blade and Dark Knight
trilogies announced that he would
produce a film adaptation starring
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and written by Jack
Thorne Hallelujah right except that in
2016 Gordon-Levitt dropped out citing
creative differences and screenwriter
Eric heiserer who had been hired for
rewrites did the same saying that the
story really deserved a series and you
know what he was right a few years later
Netflix swooped in to produce it's
related to Lucifer
this point things can't get any crazier
you'd think
as a sandman adaptation struggle to get
off the ground DC considered other
options Lucifer Morningstar who debuted
in the Sandman Issue Number Four had
spun off into his own comic series in
the year 2000. he appeared in 2005's
Constantine played by Peter Stormare
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DC and fox decided to give Lucifer his
very own series with the Charming Tom
Ellis cast as the eponymous Angel it's
okay I understand
so I like to punish people too
or at least I used to while Fox canceled
the series after three seasons it was
plucked from the jaws of death by
Netflix for another three it's fairly
loose adaptation but technically it's
the same character Gwendolyn Christy
will put on the wings for the Sandman
version 10 episodes plus one Netflix has
signed a deal with Warner Brothers for
11 episodes curiously they described
this as 10 episodes plus one according
to Gaiman each episode is wildly
different in tone and style the first
season releases all at once on August
5th as of writing a second season has
yet to be greenlit in recent times
Netflix has been ruthless about
canceling shows based on viewing data
review gone the realm began to decay
they do usually allow shows at least a
couple of seasons to prove themselves
though and Gaiman has revealed that
plans for a second season are already
underway so hopefully season one will
win over fans
showrunner Alan heinberg there are some
exciting names attached to the sandman's
production Neil Gaiman David S goyer and
Alan heinberg developed the series and
serve as executive producers showrunner
Alan heinberg has written for both DC
and Marvel Comics in fact he is the
original Creator and writer of Marvel's
Young Avengers launched in 2005. he also
wrote a five-issue Arc for DC's JLA
relaunched Wonder Woman and was the
screenwriter for the 2017 film he's a
veteran of TV too with numerous writing
and producing credits there's a lot to
inspire confidence it's an adaptation
from Comic Book Lovers and writers this
is sandman being made for people who
love Sandman by people who love Sandman
and I cannot wait until people see this
Neil Gaiman is keeping it faithful
this is amazing
we're in the undercroft
gaiman's involvement in the series is a
good sign he's described his level of
involvement as quote more than American
Gods and less than good Omens on which
he served as showrunner the writer has
promised that the series will remain
faithful to the spirit of his comics and
to see
what they've conjured here and it's like
walking around inside your own dream
having said that the story will be set
30 years later in 2021 rather than 1989
as such some characters will be updated
for modern times fortunately the cast
that will bring gaiman's characters to
life looks incredible it has a worthy
cast I'm someone who is an obsessive
Sandman fan it's an awesome
responsibility because it's something
that is so beloved led by two-time Tony
nominated actor Tom Sturridge as dream
the Sandman cast is stacked with Talent
Game of Thrones alumni Charles Dance and
Gwendolyn Christy play occultist
Roderick Burgess and Lucifer
respectively I read the Sandman graphic
novels so I knew that I simply had to be
involved in this project because
something truly unique was going to
happen Kirby how about teaste from
killing Eve Barry and the good place
plays dream sister death the cast also
features David thulis as John D Patton
Oswalt as the voice of Matthew The Raven
Stephen Fry as Gilbert Jenna Coleman as
Joanna Constantine Boyd Holbrook as the
Corinthian and Mason Alexander park as
desire oh yeah and Mark Hamill voices
cantankerous janitor Mervin Pumpkinhead
honestly there are too many talented
actors on the cast for us to even list
here
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it will cover volume 1 and more
of the palace the realm they are not as
you left them the Sandman Comics have
been divided into 10 trade paperbacks
the first volume preludes and nocturnes
which collects issues numbers one
through eight introduces dream including
his capture escape and quest to recover
his lost totems of power without giving
too much away it also involves Lucifer
and supervillain John D AKA Dr Destiny
the second volume the doll's house
comprising issues 9 through 16 sees
dream on the trail of four missing
Creations including the fiendish
nightmare the Corinthians
peace out of his cage
man has said that season one of the TV
series will cover preludes and nocturnes
and quote a little bit more so if you
want to read the comics before watching
the show make sure to read at least
issues one through eight and well a
little bit more we guess presumably from
the doll's house
has no longer seemed to recognize their
master
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