Joseph Gordon-Levitt's upcoming "Sandman" movie is nothing that fans have ever seen before. The actor turned producer revealed that they have encountered several difficulties in doing the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," but in the end it was all worth it.
Speaking to MTV, Joseph Gordon-Levitt revealed that turning the comic into a full length feature film had been challenging and complicated. What makes the film different is the actor's vision for the movie. He said that he did not want the "Sandman" movie to be like other action flicks that only showed "crime fighters blowing sh-t up."
"It's going to be like a grand spectacular action film, but that relies on none of those same old ordinary clichés. So, that's why it's taking a lot time to write, but it's going to be really good."
Gordon-Levitt added that it was actually Neil Gaiman who told him to take on a different approach to the film. He shared that the author was adamant that the whole film should not be all about being violent, saying that the movie should remain true to the comic.
"[Gaiman] said 'Don't have any punching.' Because he never does. If you read the comics, Morpheus doesn't punch anybody. That's not what he does."
As Comic Book pointed out another possible reason that's causing the film's delay was because Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" was written over a period of time. There was no clear cinematic beginning, middle and end which makes it quite challenging for the film adaptation.
"It's a really complicated adaptation because those comics -- they're brilliant, but they're not written as a whole," Gordon-Levitt said.
In a recent interview with Vulture, Neil Gaiman revealed what it was like doing the "Overture" series, a prequel to the original "Sandman" comic. The writer revealed that there were several ideas that he thought off along the way, which would have been perfect for the original comic.
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