50 Comic Book Movies That Almost Got Made

35. Roger Avary's Sandman

For those unfamiliar, The Sandman is a DC-owned comic series that was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. However, it was the second Sandman series penned by Neil Gaiman that is most revered. This 75+ arc ran from January of 1989 to March of 1996. WB has been trying to crack the code of a Sandman movie as far back as 1996, when Killing Zoe helmer Roger Avary was attached to direct a script Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had adapted. Problems with producers, who reportedly would have preferred the movie be more superhero-esque than the comic ever was, meant that ultimately, the project hit a dead end. David S. Goyer announced in an interview a few years back that he will be producing an adaptation of the graphic novel, alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Neil Gaiman. Jack Thorne has been hired to write the script. Keep your fingers crossed.