Joseph Gordon - Levitt To Produce A Film For Neil Gaiman's Sandman

The popular comic book character The Sandman will soon be getting the movie treatment.  The comic book by Neil Gaiman started in 1988 and finished in 1996 with a couple of original graphic novels a Death spin off and now is back in a mini series which is a prelude to the original series.

Joseph Gordon - Levitt has signed on to produce and possibly direct and star in the film.  He has joined David Goyer who was involved with the Batman and Superman movies that have come out lately.  It appears that they might be doing the first storyline as is hinted with this hashtag in the tweets announcement #Prelude.  Prelude is the first story in which Morpheus escapes imprisonment and goes after those involved and extracting his revenge.  If that is true fans should read Preludes and Nocturnes the first volume in the trade paperback collection.
Here is the tweets of the announcement.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm incredibly honored to be working with David Goyer, Warner Bros, and @neilhimself on SANDMAN. #Prelude
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) December 17, 2013

Just to clarify, folks. I've signed on as a producer on Sandman. The rest remains to be seen. Delighted you guys are excited. I am too!
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) December 17, 2013

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams. After being held captive 70 years, Morpheus escapes, gains revenge and rebuilds his crumbling kingdom while trying to adapt to the times. - See more at: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-to-star-and-possibly-direct-neil-gaimans-the-sandman#sthash.FMtPuV98.WgVIZ3vf.dpuf

Looper Movie Review (Some Spoilers)

The year is 2072 and 30 years into the future it is hard for the mob to eliminate bodies.  So they send them back in time to be killed by a Looper.  A Looper is someone who is paid in silver to do the killing and elimination of the body from the future.  So there would be no trace of it.  If you decide to quite being a Looper, or the crime bosses terminate your contract, you live for 30 years before they send you back to the past where you end up killing yourself and getting a gold payoff.

Director Rian Johnson offers early look at time machine from 'Looper'

Director Rian Johnson shows off the "Looper" time machine.

If it's not on your movie radar for 2012, you might want to pencil in "Looper" for Sept. 28 because it sounds promising.

Director Rian Johnson is giving the film an early push by releasing a black-and-white photograph of the time machine that will be featured in the movie. But it's the plot that has our attention. In the movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is part of a group of mob hitmen called "Loopers" who use a time machine to send their victims into the past to be killed. Gordon-Levitt's character becomes understandably conflicted when his latest victim shows up - a future version of himself, played by Bruce Willis.

Reports Janice Kay of sciencefiction.com: 

Filming for ‘Looper’ wrapped early last year and preliminary screenings of the film was met with some great positive reactions. It sounds like this film is worth seeing.

Unless you have your own time machine, you'll have to wait until the fall to find out for sure.