{"id":11476,"date":"2021-02-02T13:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T11:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=11476"},"modified":"2021-02-02T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T11:58:57","slug":"netflix-announces-cast-for-the-sandman-based-on-the-dc-comic-book-series-from-neil-gaiman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/02\/02\/netflix-announces-cast-for-the-sandman-based-on-the-dc-comic-book-series-from-neil-gaiman\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Announces Cast For The Sandman, Based On The DC Comic Book Series From Neil Gaiman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png?resize=400%2C113\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png?resize=300%2C85&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>TOM STURRIDGE, GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE, VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG,\u00a0BOYD HOLBROOK, CHARLES DANCE,\u00a0 ASIM CHAUDHRY &amp; SANJEEV BHASKAR JOIN NETFLIX\u2019S <em>THE SANDMAN<\/em>,<em> <\/em>BASED ON THE DC COMIC BOOK SERIES FROM NEIL GAIMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Executive Produced by NEIL GAIMAN, ALLAN HEINBERG and DAVID S. GOYER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Title.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Title.jpg?resize=500%2C500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Title.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Title.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Title.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CASTING NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>TOM STURRIDGE is DREAM<\/strong>, Lord of the Dreaming<\/li><li><strong>GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE is LUCIFER,<\/strong> Ruler of Hell<\/li><li><strong>VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG is LUCIENNE<\/strong>, chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream\u2019s realm<\/li><li><strong>BOYD HOLBROOK is THE CORINTHIAN<\/strong>, an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store<\/li><li><strong>CHARLES DANCE is RODERICK BURGESS<\/strong>, Charlatan, blackmailer and magician<\/li><li>ASIM CHAUDHRY is ABEL and SANJEEV BHASKAR is CAIN, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Cast.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Cast.jpg?resize=650%2C366\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Cast.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sandman_Cast.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT <\/strong><strong><em>THE SANDMAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Sandman is a new dark fantasy Netflix series based on The Sandman comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman (Good Omens, Coraline). Gaiman is also an Executive Producer and Co-Writer. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Allan Heinberg (<em>Wonder Woman, Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>) serves as Executive Producer and Showrunner. David S. Goyer <em>(Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Terminator: Dark Fate, Foundation) <\/em>serves as Executive Producer and Goyer and Heinberg are also Co-Writers on the project.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Logline:&nbsp; A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, <em>The<\/em> <em>Sandman<\/em> &nbsp;follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic \u2014 and human \u2014 mistakes he&#8217;s made during his vast existence.<\/li><li>Quote from Neil Gaiman: \u201cFor the last thirty-three years, the Sandman characters have breathed and walked around and talked in my head. I&#8217;m unbelievably happy that now, finally, they get to step out of my head and into reality. I can&#8217;t wait until the people out there get to see what we&#8217;ve been seeing as Dream and the rest of them take flesh, and the flesh belongs to some of the finest actors out there. This is astonishing, and I&#8217;m so grateful to the actors and to all of<em> The Sandman<\/em> collaborators \u2014 Netflix, Warner Bros., DC, to Allan Heinberg and David Goyer, and the legions of crafters and geniuses on the show \u2014 for making the wildest of all my dreams into reality.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOM STURRIDGE, GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE, VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG,\u00a0BOYD HOLBROOK, CHARLES DANCE,\u00a0 ASIM CHAUDHRY &amp; SANJEEV BHASKAR JOIN NETFLIX\u2019S THE SANDMAN, BASED ON THE DC COMIC BOOK SERIES FROM NEIL GAIMAN Executive Produced by NEIL GAIMAN, ALLAN HEINBERG and DAVID S. GOYER CASTING NEWS TOM STURRIDGE is DREAM, Lord of the Dreaming GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE is LUCIFER, Ruler of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/02\/02\/netflix-announces-cast-for-the-sandman-based-on-the-dc-comic-book-series-from-neil-gaiman\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Netflix Announces Cast For The Sandman, Based On The DC Comic Book Series From Neil Gaiman<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[240],"tags":[208],"class_list":["post-11476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-series","tag-netflix","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}