Just yesterday all was good with New Line’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman,
as the studio had snagged a writer, however, the project has hit a serious roadblock
as star/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt
has decided to depart.
In a lengthy post on his Facebook page, the actor explained that everything
was going fine until Sandman moved from Warner Bros. to New
Line. When that happened, creative differences started to arise and Gordon-Levitt
realized that his vision for the adaptation wasn’t matching up with what the
studio had in mind.
Here is the actor’s full statement “So,
as you might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, a while back,
David Goyer and I made a producing deal with Warner Brothers to develop a movie
adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN. Neil himself came on as an executive
producer, we hired the excellent screenwriter, Jack Thorne, and we started in
on the ambitious task of adapting one of the most beloved and boundary-pushing
titles in the world of comics. I was pleased with the progress we were making, even though we still had quite a ways to go.
Recently, as you also might know if
you like to follow these sorts of things, the sorta “ownership” (for lack of a
better term) of the Sandman material changed hands when Warner Brothers shifted
the entire catalogue of Vertigo comics (an imprint of DC) to their subsidiary,
New Line. And a few months ago, I came to realize that the folks at New Line
and I just don’t see eye to eye on what makes Sandman special, and what a film
adaptation could/should be. So unfortunately, I decided to remove myself from
the project. I wish nothing but the best for the team moving forward.
I’d like to thank all the great people
I’ve had the opportunity to work with on this one. I’ve had a blast with and
learned a ton from David and Jack. Niija Kuykendall, Greg Silverman, and
everyone at Warner Brothers have been fantastic, as have Geoff Johns and
everyone at DC. And it’s been a particular privilege as well as a rocking good
time getting to know Mr. Gaiman, whose generous insights and masterful work
have certainly convinced me that the Lord of Dreams and the Prince of Stories
are one and the same Endless pattern”
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