Deadline is reporting that Kingsman and Rocketman star Taron Egerton has joined the cast of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. There's no word on who he's playing, but the entire cast of the Netflix series is being kept under wraps, so it's surprising we've even heard this much about the ambitious project!
A big screen adaptation was in the works for several years, but that ultimately fell apart.
Since then, both James Mangold (Logan) and Eric Kripke (The Boys) have taken passes at a small screen version, but it's Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) who is now tasked with bringing Gaiman's vision to life. David S. Goyer will also serve as an executive producer, as will Gaiman.
The Sandman is expected to be comic accurate, though the story will be set in 2021 rather than 1989 (meaning Dream has been imprisoned for 105 years instead of 75, according to Gaiman).
We have no idea who Egerton will play, but he did recently provide the voice of John Constantine for the Audio adaptation, so it's possible he's set to reprise that role. Tom Sturridge (Velvet Buzzsaw) is expected to play Dream.
It's definitely going to be interesting to see how The Sandman comes together, especially as most networks passed on the project before Netflix decided to add it to their growing slate of big budget TV shows. There's no word on a premiere date, and the streamer has yet to share any official details.
We'll keep you guys updated!
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