New Screenwriter Hired for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s SANDMAN Movie

A few years ago, Warner Bros. put a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed Vertigo comic, Sandman, into development. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is attached to direct and star in the film, while David Goyer wrote a story treatment. Jack Thorne was hired to write the script two years ago. More recently, the project relocated to WB’s New Line Cinema. And now, another scribe has been recruited.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, frequent horror writer Eric Heisserer will write a new draft of Sandman. Heisserer’s credentials include Final Destination 5, remakes of The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the upcoming The Conjuring 2.

New Line hopes that Sandman will spawn a trilogy. No further details, including a release date and a production start date, have been revealed at this time. Stay tuned for more as we have it.