Neil Gaiman – co-creator of the Sandman series – admitted last week. He was instrumental in sabotaging the film adaptation of his comics sand man.
It is in the columns of the magazine Rolling Stone Author to acknowledge. He says he leaked the script to a media outlet because he thought the script was bad.
“I sent the script to Ain’t It Cool News, which was widely read at the time– says the author.I thought, “I wonder what Ain’t It Cool News would think of a script they would receive anonymously.” And they wrote a fabulous article explaining that it was the worst case scenario they had ever received. And suddenly the opportunity to make a film disappeared.“The script was signed by John Peters, who is known, among others, for producing the Wild Wild West.
“That was the worst screenplay I’ve ever read– says Neil Gaiman.A guy from John Peters’ office called me and said, “So Neil, did you get a chance to read the script we sent you?” And I said, ‘Well, yes. yes i did I haven’t read everything, but I’ve read enough.” And he says, “Pretty good, right?”
And I said, ‘Well, no. This is definitely not the case.” He said to me, “Come on, there must be something about it that you liked?” I told him, “I didn’t like anything about it. This is the worst screenplay I have ever read. This isn’t just The Sandman’s worst-case scenario. This is the worst script I’ve ever been sent.’“
A few other versions sand man He was buried before the start. Then he sold the rights to Netflix. The series got off to a great start when it started. But its current success may not be enough to secure its renewal.
Source: allocine
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