Neil Gaiman: Last News

K.J. Yossman Comedian London Hughes (“London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck”) will deliver the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, which has also added Neil Gaiman (“Good Omens”), Steve Coogan (“Philomena”) and environmental speaker Greta Thunberg to its line-up.Hughes, the first British Black woman nominated for the Dave Edinburgh Comedy ‘Best Show’ Award in 2019, will be in discussion with the festival’s international editor, Tan France (“Queer Eye”).Topics will include Hughes’ career and experiences in the U.K.

After years of behind-the-scenes shakeups and drama, Starz (mercifully) put Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” series out of its misery, handing it a cancellation earlier this year. But that isn’t stopping Gaiman from continuing that story, in a way, with a brand-new studio supporting it.

Of all the various film and television projects inspired by the work of author Neil Gaiman, including “American Gods” and “Good Omens”, none have generated the kind of excitement as the upcoming Netflix adaptation of his beloved comic book “The Sandman”.

Dreams come true in a behind-the-scenes look for Netflix’s The Sandman series.

Antonio Ferme editorNetflix released a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the upcoming dark fantasy series “The Sandman.”Based on the comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman, “The Sandman” is a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The story follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.Released during Netflix’s first-ever Geeked Week celebration, Gaiman narrated the behind-the-scenes video that gave fans a hint of what to expect from the series.

How did you guys spend your long weekend? Did you hang out with friends and family (vaccinated folks, I hope)? Perhaps, you just stayed inside and watched movies or read a book? Well, if you’re Neil Gaiman, acclaimed writer/novelist/TV producer, you took to Twitter to fight back against the toxic fandom that seems to be all up in arms about the casting of the upcoming Netflix adaptation of “Sandman.” READ MORE: Jenna Coleman, Patton Oswalt & More Join ‘Sandman’ Cast As A John Constantine Link Is Revealed For those unaware, “Sandman” is a new Netflix series that is currently in production and is the long-awaited adaptation of the iconic comic book series of the same name written by Neil Gaiman.

The highly-anticipated Netflix TV series, “Sandman,” is currently in production. And thus, we are finally learning more about the cast that will help bring Neil Gaiman’s critically-acclaimed comic book series to life on the streaming platform.

Naman Ramachandran Writer Neil Gaiman, actor Hugh Grant and historian and presenter David Olusoga are among 120 well-known British figures who have signed an open letter decrying the threat to public service broadcasters from streamers and government.The letter, from campaign group the British Broadcasting Challenge, chaired by former BBC creative officer Pat Younge, states that PSBs such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are “under severe threat” from “unregulated streaming services and ‘click-bait’ content of big-tech companies” and also from the U.K. government.Also signed by actors Michael Sheen and Steve Coogan, author Salman Rushdie and filmmaker Armando Iannucci, the letter is addressed to U.K.

Hugh Grant, Neil Gaiman, and Michael Sheen are among 120 public figures who have signed an open letter to the UK government attacking plans to reform the BBC and the wider public service broadcasting (PSB) ecology.

American Gods creator Neil Gaiman has said the show is “definitely not dead” despite being cancelled.News broke yesterday (March 30) that network Starz had axed the series just a week after the season three finale had aired.Responding to a fan’s tweet, Gaiman said: “It’s definitely not dead. I’m grateful to the team at @Starz for the American Gods journey so far.“Fremantle (who make AG) are committed to finishing the story that began in episode 1, and right now we’re all just waiting to see which way forward is best, and who it’ll be with.”It's definitely not dead.

American Gods has been cancelled by network Starz, just over a week after the airing of the third season finale.As reported by Deadline, Starz has axed the show, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman, and it will not be renewed for a fourth season.However, it is also being reported that there are discussions of an event season or television movie to help wrap up the series. The finale of its third season aired on March 21.“Everyone at Starz is grateful to the dedicated cast and crew, and our partners at Fremantle who brought author and executive producer Neil Gaiman’s ever-relevant story to life that speaks to the cultural climate of our country,” a network spokesperson said to Deadline in a statement.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFocus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Edgar Wright’s documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance Film Festival.“The Sparks Brothers” takes a look at siblings Ron and Russell Mael, two halves of the enigmatic rock pop duo known as Sparks.

Edgar Wright has spent a lot of his time (and other people's) talking about beloved cult pop duo Sparks. "If you talked to any of my friends they’d say that if I’d got onto Sparks they’d be there for the next hour while I was trying to explain to them how amazing Sparks was," he says.

Game Of Thrones stars Gwendoline Christie and Charles Dance have been cast in Netflix series The Sandman.The actors will join Tom Sturridge, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeev Bhaskar in the forthcoming show based on the DC comic book series by Neil Gaiman.The official synopsis for The Sandman reads: “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.”Sturridge will be playing the Dream King, while Christie has been cast as Lucifer and Dance will be playing Roderick Burgess,

Neil Gaiman’s popular comic book series, “The Sandman,” has been in development as a film or TV series for years now. Lots of different actors have come and go and studios have flirted with ways to bring the characters to life.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Sandman” series at Netflix has set its main cast. Tom Sturridge is officially set to star as Dream, with the show also adding Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.The series is based on “The Sandman” comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman.

The behind-the-scenes saga of “American Gods” has been almost more interesting than the show itself. After years of attempts to adapt Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel, it seemed to have a perfect fit in the visionary Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”), the co-showrunner of season one with Michael Green.

The hit STARZ show “American Gods” will finally answer some of the surreal questions posed in the season 2 finale. The show is returning next month, continuing the saga based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling novel on the clash between gods and humans.

After years of delays and false starts, it appears that Netflix is finally going to be able to bring the highly-anticipated “Sandman” series to life. And the streaming service has already found the actor that will lead the series that is based on one of the most acclaimed comic book series of all time.

During Saturday’s DC Hall of Fandome event, all things to do with the Sandman universe were discussed.

Author Neil Gaiman has said sorry for flying thousands of miles to his home on a remote Scottish island during the coronavirus lockdown.