Joseph Gordon-Levitt's SANDMAN Movie Gets A Writer

THR seems to have confirmed that Levitt will direct and star in New Line's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's acclaimed DC Vertigo comic series, The Sandman. Plus, they've revealed that horror writer Eric Heisserer (The Conjuring 2) will pen the latest draft of the script...

It's been quite a while since we've had any news on this one, but THR reports that Eric Heisserer (the A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Thing remakes) has been tapped to pen New Line's big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

We've heard persistent rumors that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would direct and star in the movie, and that seems to have been confirmed also - it's assumed he'll be taking the title role of Morpheus, but that has yet to be verified. David Goyer wrote the treatment with Levitt and will also produce.

Apparently New Line hopes to make a Sandman trilogy, which should please fans who thought they might attempt to squeeze the guts of this massive story into one movie.