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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

Netflix has just announced the cast for their adaptation of The Sandman:

Spoiler:


Dream of the Endless - Tom Sturridge
Lucifer - Gwendoline Christie
Lucienne - Vivienne Acheampong
Roderick Burgess - Charles Dance
Cain - Sanjeev Bhaskar
Abel - Asim Chadhry
The Corinthian - Boyd Holbrook

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The Great State of Texas

So what are Tywin Lannister and Brienne of Tarth doing in this? What is this about?

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I guess I'm no longer young and hip, I only recognize two of those names.
It'll probably all be on the shoulders of that guy playing Dream. Hope he's up to it.

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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

 Frazzled wrote:
So what are Tywin Lannister and Brienne of Tarth doing in this? What is this about?

It's an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' comic book.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
I guess I'm no longer young and hip, I only recognize two of those names.

I only know four - and two of those as comedians (Cain & Abel).

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Looks good? Like, if the script/direction is bad no amount of good actors will save it
   
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Hmmm, was hoping for a slightly more Bowie-like Morningstar, but I'm sure our Gwen can pull something out of the bag

Assuming the first run is a take on the first arc, so where's Death and more fanboyish John Constantine ?

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Gaiman said this is a first batch of announcements - I think he said there were hundreds more to come.

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 Kanluwen wrote:
This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.

Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...

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United Kingdom

 Turnip Jedi wrote:
Assuming the first run is a take on the first arc, so where's Death and more fanboyish John Constantine ?

Taron Egerton is rumoured to be Constantine.

 Dysartes wrote:
Gaiman said this is a first batch of announcements - I think he said there were hundreds more to come.

Yep ("Seven down, hundreds to go.") - it's a 2022 release so there's time.

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Interesting. I would be very interested to see how Gwen pulls off the Morningstar. Or for how they show Hell on TV for that matter.

Even though the show has basically nothing to do with the comic, Lucifer has a pretty great actor for the character. I wouldn't have minded seeing him come in as a more series take on the same character.


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Cast looks good, and apparently Gaiman himself is involved? Colour me intrigued.
   
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Southampton, UK

I'm only slightly disappointed they've not formally linked it to Lucifer and had Tom Ellis in it...
   
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Crispy78 wrote:
I'm only slightly disappointed they've not formally linked it to Lucifer and had Tom Ellis in it...


Oh aye especially when Dream is a major catalyst in getting Lucifer to quit Hell

Although the Lucifer show has been getting worse to the point that even Mr Ellis charm or Mazes shiny wardrobe can't paper over than cracks

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Crispy78 wrote:
I'm only slightly disappointed they've not formally linked it to Lucifer and had Tom Ellis in it...


Apparently it's a separate thing / universe to the existing DC stuff, so no Matt Ryan as Constantine either.
   
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More of the cast has been announced today. I think this is going to end BADLY.

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/05/the-sandman-live-action-series-has-found-its-death-desire-despair.html


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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

Bumping the thread as some more casting has been announced:

Spoiler:


DEATH – Kirby Howell-Baptiste
DESIRE – Mason Alexander Park
DESPAIR – Donna Preston
JOHANNA CONSTANTINE (John Constantine’s great-great-great grandmother) - Jenna Coleman
ETHEL CRIPPS – Niamh Walsh & Joely Richardson
JOHN DEE – David Thewlis
ROSE WALKER – Kyo Ra
LYTA HALL – Razane Jammal
UNITY KINKAID - Sandra James Young
GILBERT – Stephen Fry
MATTHEW – Patton Oswalt
   
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Can't say I know most of them, but at least visually they seem to fit and Stephen Fry is a great choice for the Fiddlers Green.
   
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Um. OK, I'll say it. Technically I'm probably being racist here, but I'm not happy with Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death. Death in the graphic novels is a (literally) white-skinned Goth girl - and to me that's a pretty integral part of her character. It's like she's obviously inspired Goth fashion, but her chirpy happy-go-lucky attitude is totally contrary to the stereotypical Goth... I think that will get lost with the casting of a black actress.
   
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Maybe she will have some white make-up to make her deathly pale on screen ?
   
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Southampton, UK

I don't think whiting up a black actress is a route that should be taken...
   
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As far as I'm aware, Gaiman is pretty involved with this, like he was with Good Omens.

If he's happy with the actress they've picked for Death, I'm willing to go with it until we see some footage.

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 Kanluwen wrote:
This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.

Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...

tneva82 wrote:
You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something... 
   
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Southampton, UK

Absolutely. It's not like I'm not going to watch it. I just don't get this casting.
   
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United Kingdom

 Dysartes wrote:
As far as I'm aware, Gaiman is pretty involved with this, like he was with Good Omens.

If he's happy with the actress they've picked for Death, I'm willing to go with it until we see some footage.


He is involved, and he's said on Twitter he's very happy with the casting choices.
   
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Crispy78 wrote:
I don't think whiting up a black actress is a route that should be taken...

Are they going to?
   
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United Kingdom

Cronch wrote:
Crispy78 wrote:
I don't think whiting up a black actress is a route that should be taken...

Are they going to?
No. Sandman started in 1989 and was shaped by society at the time. Neil has always said he's open to revisit & revise it for adaptations. Also, the Endless are shapeshifters and appear as different races in the comics (plus cats & plants), and "Their appearance can change to fit the expectations of others. When asked by Marco Polo if he is always so pale, Dream replies, "That depends on who's watching."".
   
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Bit of a mixed bag with David Thewlis as the standout as John was bonkers even by Arkham standards and he does unsettling rather well

Also can someone explain the pronoun thing, especially as it only really applies to Desire ?

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Regarding the pronoun thing, its just about being fair and clear for everyone. If they just put it on Desire, or only on the cast members that specifically raised it as an issue, it could lead to stigma.

If they have asked everyone and clearly recorded each person's preferred choice then its fair and no assumptions are made.


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As a short addendum, I’m sure that many people will think it an unnecessary addition, but equally there will be others for whom this kind of consideration is important to them as it forms a core part of their identity. I think they’ve done it well with no real fanfare, just adding in the info in a fair and equitable manner.

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Oh aye slight case of pre-coffee posting, that they apply to the actors not the characters

Now where's John C and Merv ?

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And Puck!

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 Flinty wrote:
And Puck!


Will be interesting to see how much of the not here and now gets included, fingers crossed for Brute and Glob (they've got Lyta so maybe)

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Read the first few books many years ago and remember enjoying them. I do believe the later ones got a bit harder to follow, so hope the script and plot is tight - nothing worse than trying to do too much, or plodding along at a snail's pace and each episode hardly moves it along (GOT early seasons...)

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