An adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” series of graphic novels is still in the works with David S. Goyer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
THR caught wind of an interview on the Radio Times where Gaiman fantasizes who could don the role of Morpheus.
“It’s a funny thing with Morpheus. Again, it’s that thing where you look around and think, ‘Yes, this person would be a fantastic person’, and then time passes,” said Gaiman.
“There was a time Johnny Depp would’ve been a great Morpheus, but now he’s too old and it’s fine. I think the first time I saw Benedict [Cumberbatch] was as ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ I thought, ‘Wow, that’s incredibly Morpheus’. And fans probably thought the same because they immediately started doing fan-art, meshing the two of them up.”
But the real dream target is Loki from The Enviers and Thor: “Then again, Tom Hiddleston is still out there! And the truth is, as far as I’m concerned, anybody who sounds English with great cheekbones can probably pull it off.”
Hiddleston has become the go-to Goth, pulling off a variety of dark roles, with my personal fav being an eternally old vampire in Only Lovers Left Alive.
Gaiman says the screenplay is coming along nicely and that Goyer and Gordon-Levitt are great to work with. A new draft is expected in the coming weeks.
The ‘Sandman’ series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times.
