Editing The Sandman (comic book) (section)

===Film===
Throughout the late 1990s, a film adaptation of the comic was periodically planned by [[Warner Bros.]], parent company of DC Comics. [[Roger Avary]] was originally attached to direct after the success of ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', collaborating with ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' screenwriters [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] in 1996 on a revision of their first script draft, which merged the "Preludes and Nocturnes" storyline with that of "The Doll's House". Avary intended the film to be in part visually inspired by animator [[Jan Švankmajer]]'s work. Avary was fired after disagreements over the creative direction with executive producer [[Jon Peters]], best known for the 1989 film ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' and the abandoned project ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]]''. It was due to their meeting on the ''Sandman'' film project that Avary and Gaiman collaborated one year later on the script for ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]''. The project carried on through several more writers and scripts. A later draft by William Farmer, reviewed at ''[[Ain't It Cool News]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.aintitcool.com/node/2571| title= Moriarty takes a look at what Jon Peters has done with Neil Gaiman's ''Sandman'' property|date=November 29, 1998|work= [[Ain't It Cool News]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225513/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/2571|archive-date= December 2, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> was met with scorn from fans. Gaiman called the last screenplay that Warner Bros. would send him "not only the worst ''Sandman'' script I've ever seen, but quite easily the worst script I've ever read".<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://sciencefictionworld.com/tv/fantasy-tv/575-neil-gaimans-the-sandman-escapes-development-hell.html|title= Neil Gaiman's ''The Sandman'' escapes development Hell?|last= Wood|first= Gerard|date= September 9, 2010|publisher= Science Fiction World|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015719/http://sciencefictionworld.com/tv/fantasy-tv/575-neil-gaimans-the-sandman-escapes-development-hell.html|archive-date= December 3, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= April 20, 2011|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Gaiman has said that his dissatisfaction with how his characters were being treated had dissuaded him from writing any more stories involving the Endless, although he has since written ''Endless Nights'' and ''Sandman Overture''.

By 2001, the project had become stranded in [[development hell]]. In a Q&A panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2007, Gaiman remarked, "I'd rather see no ''Sandman'' movie made than a bad ''Sandman'' movie. But I feel like the time for a ''Sandman'' movie is coming soon. We need someone who has the same obsession with the source material as [[Peter Jackson]] had with ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]'' or [[Sam Raimi]] had with ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''."<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.mania.com/gaiman-stardust-beowulf-sandman_article_90327.html|title= Gaiman on ''Stardust'', ''Beowulf'' and ''Sandman''|last= Ellison|first= Laura|work= Mania|date= August 7, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131207114250/http://www.mania.com/gaiman-stardust-beowulf-sandman_article_90327.html|archive-date= December 7, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= December 23, 2008|df= mdy-all}}</ref> That same year, he stated that he could imagine [[Terry Gilliam]] as a director for the adaptation: "I would always give anything to Terry Gilliam, forever, so if Terry Gilliam ever wants to do ''Sandman'' then as far as I'm concerned Terry Gilliam should do Sandman."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_la_mancha/news/1677304/neil-gaiman-talks-isandman-good-omensi-adaptations/|title= Neil Gaiman Talks ''Sandman'', ''Good Omens'' Adaptations|first= Jeff|last= Giles|date= October 5, 2007|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131216154042/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_la_mancha/news/1677304/neil-gaiman-talks-isandman-good-omensi-adaptations/|archive-date= December 16, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2013, DC President [[Diane Nelson (comics)|Diane Nelson]] said that a ''Sandman'' film would be as rich as the [[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter universe]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dc-chief-superman-wonder-woman-586081?page=2|title= DC Entertainment Chief Reveals What's Next for Superman, Wonder Woman and 5 Superheroes Who Deserve Movies (Q&A)|first= Borys|last= Kit|date= July 17, 2013|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804045508/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dc-chief-superman-wonder-woman-586081?page=2|archive-date= August 4, 2014|url-status= live}}</ref> [[David S. Goyer]] announced in an interview in early December that he would be producing an adaptation of the graphic novel, alongside [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] and Neil Gaiman. [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]] was hired to write the script.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2014/02/jack-thorne-to-script-sandman-for-joseph-gordon-levitt-689850/|title= Jack Thorne To Script ''Sandman'' For Joseph Gordon-Levitt|first= Mike Jr.|last= Fleming|date= February 26, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140711223037/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/jack-thorne-to-script-sandman-for-joseph-gordon-levitt/|archive-date= July 11, 2014|url-status= live|access-date= April 14, 2014|quote= Jack Thorne has been set to script ''Sandman'' at Warner Bros based on the pitch that David Goyer made for his treatment for the Neil Gaiman comic book classic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is producing with Goyer and the hope is for him to star and possibly direct.}}</ref> On October 16, 2014, Gaiman clarified that while the film was not announced with the DC slate by Warner Bros., it would instead be distributed by [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] and announced with those slate of films.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/100211415516/despite-talk-last-month-about-the-script-being-worked|title=It's not a DC Comics film. It's a Vertigo film. That's a different slate of films, and a different announcement.|last= Gaiman|first= Neil|publisher= [[Tumblr]]|date= October 16, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141130032247/http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/100211415516/despite-talk-last-month-about-the-script-being|archive-date=November 30, 2014 |url-status= live|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> Goyer told ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' in an interview that the studio was very happy with the film's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/david-s-goyer-dark-knight-hires-kevin-turen-president-indie-films-1201304542/|title= David S. Goyer Taps Kevin Turen President As Superhero Vet Takes Indie Turn|last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 1, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150801235616/http://deadline.com/2014/12/david-s-goyer-dark-knight-hires-kevin-turen-president-indie-films-1201304542/|archive-date=August 1, 2015 |url-status= live|access-date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> According to ''Deadline Hollywood'', the film was to be distributed by [[New Line Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/vertigo-dc-new-line-sandman-joseph-gordon-levitt-warner-bros-dc-comics-1201461778/|title=Vertigo DC Movies Like Sandman Going To New Line; Warner Bros Keeps Batman, Superman, Justice League, Other DC Titles|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr.|date= June 29, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150803032001/http://deadline.com/2015/06/vertigo-dc-new-line-sandman-joseph-gordon-levitt-warner-bros-dc-comics-1201461778/|archive-date= August 3, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> In October 2015, Goyer revealed that a new screenwriter was being brought on board to revise the script by Jack Thorne and stated that he believed the film would go into production the following year.<ref name=Goyer-comments>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Matt|title=''Sandman'': Producer David Goyer Comments on When It Might Go into Production|url=https://collider.com/sandman-movie-production-start-david-goyer/|access-date=October 24, 2015|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date= October 20, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151106045740/http://collider.com/sandman-movie-production-start-david-goyer/|archive-date= November 6, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> In March 2016, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' revealed that [[Eric Heisserer]] was hired to rewrite the film's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/joseph-gordon-levitts-sandman-movie-872895|title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt's ''Sandman'' Movie Finds Its Writer|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=March 4, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160410101108/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/joseph-gordon-levitts-sandman-movie-872895|archive-date= April 10, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> The next day, Gordon-Levitt announced that he had dropped out due to disagreements with the studio over the creative direction of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2016/film/news/joseph-gordon-levitt-sandman-drops-out-1201723703/|title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt Drops Out of ''The Sandman''|work=Variety|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=March 5, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160827053732/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/joseph-gordon-levitt-sandman-drops-out-1201723703/|archive-date= August 27, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> On November 9, 2016, i09 reported that Heisserer had turned in his draft of the script but left the film, stating that the film should be an [[HBO]] series instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/another-screenwriter-leaves-the-sandman-movie-saying-i-1788552482|title=Another Screenwriter Leaves the Sandman Movie, Saying It Has to Be a TV Show|work=io9|last=Rome|first=Emily|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126032419/https://io9.gizmodo.com/another-screenwriter-leaves-the-sandman-movie-saying-i-1788552482|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Death'''
* In a ''[[DC Showcase]]'' [[DC Showcase: Death|animated short]], Death made her first official appearance outside of comics. In the short, Death (voiced by [[Jamie Chung]]) meets Vincent (voiced by [[Leonardo Nam]]), a failed artist struggling with his personal demons. It was directed by [[Sam Liu]], and written by [[J. M. DeMatteis]]. The short was released as a special feature with the ''[[Wonder Woman: Bloodlines]]'' Blu-Ray.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}