Gaiman did have some welcome news for fans. I hope some of that still remains and that a story can change people’s minds about doing it right.” That always seemed like the Texas culture I bumped into. “You live yours, I’ll live mine, we don’t have to get in each other’s way. “Texas is all about respect for other people’s points of view and how they live their lives,” he says. Sign up for the HouWeAre newsletter here. We want to foster conversation and highlight the intersection of race, identity and culture in one of America's most diverse cities. Gaiman says that doesn’t mesh with the Texas he has come to know. The move sent shockwaves through LGBTQ+ families in the state as they feared government retaliation. Greg Abbott has instructed public agencies to begin investigating the parents of trans kids for child abuse. Naturally, the conversation turned to Texas, where Gov. There was no respect and no politeness and no being willing to see another person’s point of view.” I thought that was the worst thing in the world. “Watching them die, and their parents would cut their hair and bury them under their name and gender they’d been born with, not what they were using. “I was watching them have to deal with society being mean to them,” he says. An early story arc in the comic focuses on a trans woman named Wanda, modeled after some of Gaiman’s friends. The subject of trans people came up as we discussed what change meant both for a godlike being and the world 30 years after “Sandman” debuted. It’s pretty common for people to come at Gaiman on Twitter complaining about “wokeness” and then get gently dunked on by the author. Desire, Morpheus’ gender-fluid sibling, will be played by nonbinary actor Mason Alexander Park. Since the casting announcements were made, there have been a fair number of fans upset that some roles originally portrayed as white and male went to people of color and women.
Night call the sandman movie#
That isn’t the sort of thing that usually sates a comic-book movie audience, but after shows like “WandaVision” and “Doom Patrol,” which explore more esoteric heroics, the world might finally be ready for the adventures of Morpheus. Instead, it’s the story of an immensely powerful being who fears change so much that it puts even him in mortal danger. Despite nominally taking place in the DC Comic universe, it features few superheroics or flashy battles. The people from Netflix open the door and fling in their offering to the algorithms, then a piece of paper is slipped under the door saying, ‘You can release it in November.’”įor a long time, “Sandman” was considered unfilmable. There are things they call ‘the algorithm,’ and in my head, the algorithms are these little gnomes that live in a dark room. “Netflix has mysterious ways of doing things,” he says. Unfortunately, the release date is still in the hands of powers Gaiman does not pretend to understand.
Night call the sandman series#
True to his name, he spun some tales, even as we badgered him for news on the many upcoming projects that bear his name.įirst on everyone’s lips is the Netflix adaptation of his critically beloved comic series “The Sandman.” After decades in development hell, the story of the Dream King and his existential crisis over the changing world is finally getting a big-budget production starring everyone from Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer to Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death. Neil Gaiman, fantasy author and the man they call the Prince of Stories, is returning to Houston for a night of readings and audience questions, presented by Performing Arts Houston. Neil Gaiman Contributed photo Show More Show Less Contributed photo Show More Show Less 2 of2 Fantasy author and the man they call the Prince of Stories, Neil Gaiman, is returning to Houston for a night readings and audience questions.
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