Tom Sturridge

Sandman creator Neil Gaiman had to tell the show's star to stop doing 'the Batman voice' when he first began playing the show's lead role.

His turnaround in opinion comes down to the quality of this version, and how it matches his original stories. Showrunner Allen Heinberg revealed taht Sturridge even initially asked whether his voice would be altered in post-production. "He wasn't aware he was doing it," Gaiman told IGN. "He wasn't doing it as Batman. He was just trying to find something for a Morpheus voice that was more talking in white on a black background, I think.

The Sandman actor Tom Sturridge has spoken about his "embarrassing" naked scene in episode 1 of the Netflix series.

"One of the things about Morpheus is: that situation, that century of imprisonment is the most vulnerable he's been in, in his existence. "I was in that sphere, and they couldn't open it, because it took too long. "It was embarrassing.

THE SANDMAN has just arrived and the 2022 adaptation stars Tom Sturridge as the main protagonist. The show's bosses have praised the star for his stellar ...

Creators Neil Gaiman and Allan Heinberg spoke to Express.co.uk and other press about the casting. "He was completely comfortable with the formality and the archaism of the lines and let them be what they were and as Allan says, they sound utterly natural." The show's bosses have praised the star for his stellar performance. "He feels the hopes and dreams and nightmares of every creature all the time and so there is a depth of feeling you actually see in every frame. "And what Tom understood and brought it from the very beginning is that is only sort of half true. The Sandman is on Netflix now and the series follows Dream, also known as Morpheus, as he rebuilds his fallen kingdom.

After 33 years, The Sandman finally hit screens this Friday, with Netflix's much-anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's seminal comic book saga debuting ...

With this inaugural season adapting the first two graphic novels out of a collection of 10, there’s enough material to keep the series going until season five. Thankfully, after literally decades of hype, The Sandman is proving not to disappoint as audiences are loving it. As The Sandman is far from your typical comic book show — it’s not a “hero punches villain until the world is saved” kind of tale — there’s a lot to cover, but the British actor proves why he was cast as the Prince of Stories by recapping the whole journey with aplomb.

Tom Sturridge tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's issue that starring Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman came with a huge sense of ...

"It's a glass sphere and people would see if there's a blanket in there." And although it was a baptism of fire, and was incredibly ridiculous, I felt like I could take anything on from then." He continues, "I made the film of it in my head as I was reading it.