David S. Goyer wants to Write Sandman Adaptation

Renowned screenwriter (of comicbook adaptations) David S. Goyer has pitched an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's signature comic Sandman to Warner Bros - but warns this could-be project is in the very earliest of stages. Essentially now it's just talk. Their source says that notable comic book writer Geoff Johns is lending his weight to Goyer's proposition. Moreover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is said to be interested in working on this could-be feature.

The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics' Vertigo. The Sandman's main character is Dream, the Lord of Dreams, also known as Morpheus, who is essentially the anthropomorphic personification of dreams. At the start of the series, Morpheus is captured by an occult ritual and held prisoner for 70 years. Morpheus escapes in the modern day and, after avenging himself upon his captors, sets about rebuilding his kingdom, which has fallen into disrepair in his absence. [hit the jump to continue]

As for now, we don't know yet if Warner Bros is indeed interested in Goyer's Sandman concept, and it's unclear what part Gordon-Levitt would want to play in the film. Perhaps he's hoping for the lead of Morpheus, but as the actor's been branching out into producing (Looper) and directing (Don Jon), it's entirely possible he's looking to work behind the camera here. Realistically, this is a rumor that is likely to go unsubstantiated for some time. There's no report that even Gaiman has been alerted to this possible picture, and Gordon-Levitt is notoriously tight-lipped about his work until its time to promote it. So for now, this is just something that we can have a nice little positive hope for. Goyer sees right for the project anyway.

In case you're not familiar, David S. Goyer is one of the most well-known screenwriters in Hollywood, and specifically, he's been one of the writers who has a distinct focus on comic book adaptations and superhero movies. He penned the Blade movies and Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, in addition; The Crow: City of Angels and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Obviously, he's a comicbook geek, and in addition, he also has written screenplays for Doctor Strange, The Flash, and Justice Society. Among his other non-comic related screenplays include Dark City, Jumper, and the cult movie The Puppet Masters, which spawned a horror series franchise in the 90's. He is currently working on the Superman-Batman movie, and developing the planned Justice League movie.