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  • The Sandman comic books launched in 1989. 1 / 7

  • Neil Gaiman wrote all 75 issues of the original series. 2 / 7

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  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt became attached to direct a Sandman movie in 2013. 3 / 7

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  • He was also set to star as Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams. 4 / 7

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  • Sadly, Gordon-Levitt left the film in 2016 over creative differences with New Line. 5 / 7

  • The Sandman is now becoming a Netflix TV show instead. 6 / 7

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  • It's safe to say, though, that Gordon-Levitt's movie will never be revisited. 7 / 7

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