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Earlier this week, New Line announced that they found a new writer for “Sandman,” the DC/Vertigo comic book from acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman. David Goyer (“Man Of Steel,” “Batman Begins”) wrote the treatment and then a search was held to find a writer who could translate the ambitious property into a would-be trilogy. Eric Heisserer, the screenwriter of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Final Destination 5,” and “The Conjuring 2” won the gig. But apparently the hiring of the writer was the beginning of the end for star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who just dropped out of the project. The actor took to Facebook to announce he was leaving, saying creative differences emerged when New Line, a Warner Bros. subsidiary, took the project over.
Secrets of the Neanderthals Review: The Netflix documentary unearths some new discoveries about the Neanderthals, who disappeared off the face of Earth.
Shaz from GL takes a new look into the broader themes of one of Pixar's oldest animated feature films.
Down the Rabbit Hole Review: The story follows Tochtli as he navigates his strange world, and begins to question the morality of his father's actions and the source of their wealth.
For this actor to make do that it was a business call. He's a good actor and he wouldn't pull out for just any spoiled reason.
Kind of relieved by this news. There is no way that somebody with Levitt's limited directorial experience could do this movie justice. It is too bad however because I think he would have been a good choice to play Morpheus.
Really though, look at who they hired. It shows lack of faith so no wonder he left. The three listed movies for the writer are crap.
Chances are this will suck too and he simply didn't want to be tied to it.
As soon as they hire the shitty writer he leaves....not at all surprised
Why do they get bad writers for these kind of films and then complain when they do poorly