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Neil Gaiman apparently begged Warner Bros. not to adapt ‘The Sandman’ comic in the early ’90s
Neil Gaiman apparently begged Warner Bros. not to adapt 'The Sandman' comic in the early '90s,Fans of The Sandman can blame Neil Gaiman for why it's taken so long to see the acclaimed comic book series adapted for the screen. Warner Bros. hoped to bring the sprawling fantasy saga to theaters as early as 1990, but Gaiman purportedly begged the studio's former VP of production — Lisa Henson — not to move forward on the project.

Neil Gaiman apparently begged Warner Bros. not to adapt ‘The Sandman’ comic in the early ’90s

Fans of The Sandman can blame Neil Gaiman for why it’s taken so long to see the acclaimed comic book series adapted for the screen. Warner Bros. hoped to bring the sprawling fantasy saga to theaters as early as 1990, but Gaiman purportedly begged the studio’s former VP of production — Lisa Henson — not to move forward on the project.