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The Sandman 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 D.

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Comics have featured several characters named Sandman inspired by the figure in folklore who Sprinkle sand in Children's eyes to induce sleep and dreams.

In fact Sandman writer Neil Gaiman he 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 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 in spinoffs Gaiman went on to write many other acclaimed works such as Good Omens with terry pratchett never wear american gods and Coraline ties to the Dc universe.

Tonight we will achieve what no one has even attempted.

We will summon an imprisoned.

The comics begin with dreams, capture and escape back to his realm.

The dreaming as 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 Logan the demon.

Some of these return in the last issues.

In addition to batman, Superman and others, it was almost a film coming.

You know, the sandwich is a fairy story.

Gaiman's 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 nineties Aladdin writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio 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 Jon Peters who was also working on the failed superman lives 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 to I don't want to see him fly And three he's got to fight a giant spider in the Third Act For the Sandman.

Peters reportedly wanted dream to wear a cape and get into fistfights.

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 Shepperton 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 2000 tens.

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 Night trilogies announced that he would produce a film adaptation starring joe Joseph Gordon Levitt and written by Jack Thorne Hallelujah.

Right.

Except that in 2016 Gordon Levitt dropped out citing creative differences.

And screenwriter Eric Heisserer 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 its related to Lucifer at this point.

Things can't get any crazier.

You think, okay 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 2000 and five's Constantine played by Peter Stormare.

What took you so long.

Hello john D.

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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 a fairly loose adaptation but technically it's the same character.

Gwendolyn Christie 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 five 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.

Have you gone?

The realm began to decay and crumble.

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 Heisenberg, there are some exciting names attached to the Sandman production, Neil Gaiman, David.

S Goyer and Alan Hein berg developed the series and serve as executive producers.

Show runner Alan Feinberg 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 D C S J L A re launched one woman and was the screenwriter for the 2017 film.

He's a veteran of Tv two 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 under craft.

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 to see what they've conjured here.

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.

Using 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 led by two time Tony nominated actor tom storage as Dream the Sandman cast is stacked with talent game of Thrones, alumni Charles dance and Gwendolyn Christie 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.

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The cast also features David Thewlis 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, Mervyn pumpkinhead.

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It will cover volume one and more for 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 A k A dr Destiny.

The second volume, the doll's house comprising issues nine through 16, sees Dream on the trail of four missing creations including the fiendish nightmare, The Corinthian, He's out of his cage.

Gaiman 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.

Dreams and nightmares no longer seem to recognize the monster.

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