The wait was long for a number of reasons, including the wishes of Sandman writer Neil Gaiman, who fought for years to get the version of the story that he wanted on the screen.

Neil Gaiman Admits He Sabotaged A ‘Sandman’ Movie In The 1990s By Secretly Leaking ‘The Worst Script ... During one of several attempts to get The Sandman on the big screen during the ’90s ...

Famously, Gaiman had resisted several movie offers over the last three decades to do right by The Sandman--and it turns out, he once went so far as to sabotage an idea he couldn't get onboard with.

Neil Gaiman said that he sabotaged Jon Peters' adaptation of his comic series "The Sandman." He told Rolling Stone that he leaked the script to the entertainment site Ain't It Cool News.

Fans of The Sandman can blame Neil Gaiman for why it's taken so long to see the acclaimed comic book series adapted for the screen. Warner Bros. hoped to bring the sprawling fantasy saga to ...

In the early ’90s, ... •Joseph Gordon-Levitt says Sandman movie won’t have any punching. Close. Related Articles. Neil Gaiman's The Sandman to end with upcoming second season at Netflix.

There was actually a Gen13 animated movie back in 1998, but what I would really love to see is a Gen13 TV series that leans heavily into the '90s esthetics like the early comics did.

Neil Gaiman has revealed that none other than Michael Jackson, the controversial King of Pop who passed away back in 2009, wanted to play Morpheus in an adaptation of The Sandman back in 1996 ...

These '90s movies did remarkably well at the box office, even if you don't remember how much! Skip to main content. ... The Sandman Is Returning After A Three-Year Gap, ...