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Neil Gaiman is renowned as one of the greatest contemporary fantasy writers. Though primarily known to audiences for American Gods, Doctor Who and Coraline, he made a name for himself with his DC/Vertigo comics series The Sandman. This centered upon The Endless, god-like personifications of various universal concepts. The protagonist is Dream, with his brothers and sisters embodying things like Death, Despair, Destiny, Delirium, Desire and Destruction. The award-winning series ran for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996 and is considered one of the greatest comic runs of all time.

Of course, there’ve been multiple attempts to adapt the series for live-action over the years (Lucifer is technically a Sandman spinoff), but now it’s finally going to happen. Netflix has greenlit an adaptation which is currently moving towards full production. But, perhaps conscious of the production woes of American Gods, Gaiman seems determined to have a direct say in how...

“Dark Matter” (Syfy)

The “Dark Matter” TV series came years after the debut of the Dark Horse comic book it’s based on, but creators Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie originally conceived of the series — about six individuals who wake up on a starship together with their memories wiped — as a TV show before it was redeveloped as a comic in 2012.

“Wynonna Earp” (Syfy)

Syfy has a number of science fiction series based on lesser known comic book titles, including the fan-favorite “Wynonna Earp,” starring Melanie Scrofano as the demon-fighting descendent of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp.

“Outcast” (Cinemax)

After the massive success of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” creator Robert Kirkman went on to adapt his supernatural horror comic series “Outcast” for television. The adaptation, starring Patrick Fugit as the titular outcast, debuted on Cinemax in 2016.

“iZombie” (The CW)

The CW’s “Arrowverse” gets all the attention for being the...

Projects participating in the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s two-day co-financing market include Eddie Marsan’s feature directorial debut.

The International Financing Forum (Iff 2016, Sept 11-12) is organised in association with the Toronto International Film Festival and will host 20 Canadian and 20 international English-language features.

The iff 2016 Canadian producers and projects include: Robert Budreau (Ontario) of Lumanity Productions with political thriller In The Flames, and Media Goes Here’s Jeff Rogers and Tim Martin (Ontario) with horror project The Sandman, which Dario Argento wrote and will direct starring Iggy Pop.

Sonia Boileau and Jason Brennan (Quebec) of Nish Media represent Vanished, while Mad Samurai Productions’ Matthew Cervi (British Columbia) attends with Zed. Mary Anne Waterhouse and Andrew Currie (Ontario) of Quadrant Motion Pictures represent The Invisibles, which Currie will direct.

Among the international participants are: Coded Pictures’ Karen Katz (UK) with the social drama Hammer ‘Til I Die, which marks Marsan’s (pictured) writing and directorial debut.

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Projects participating in the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s two-day co-financing market include Eddie Marsan’s feature directorial debut.

The International Financing Forum (Iff 2016, Sept 11-12) is organised in association with the Toronto International Film Festival and will host 20 Canadian and 20 international English-language features.

The iff 2016 Canadian producers and projects include: Robert Budreau (Ontario) of Lumanity Productions with political thriller In The Flames, and Media Goes Here’s Jeff Rogers and Tim Martin (Ontario) with horror project The Sandman, which Dario Argento wrote and will direct starring Iggy Pop.

Sonia Boileau and Jason Brennan (Quebec) of Nish Media represent Vanished, while Mad Samurai Productions’ Matthew Cervi (British Columbia) attends with Zed. Mary Anne Whitehouse and Andrew Currie (Ontario) of Quadrant Motion Pictures represent The Invisibles, which Currie will direct.

Among the international participants are: Coded Pictures’ Karen Katz (UK) with the social drama Hammer ‘Til I Die, which marks Marsan’s (pictured) writing and directorial debut.

Also...

Forty producer teams and their projects including Eddie Marsan’s feature directorial debut will participate in the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s two-day co-financing market from September 11-12.

The International Financing Forum (iff 2016) is organised in association with the Toronto International Film Festival and will host 20 Canadian and 20 international English-language features.

The iff 2016 Canadian producers and projects include: Robert Budreau (Ontario) of Lumanity Productions with political thriller In The Flames, and Media Goes Here’s Jeff Rogers and Tim Martin (Ontario) with horror project The Sandman, which Dario Argento wrote and will direct starring Iggy Pop.

Sonia Boileau and Jason Brennan (Quebec) of Nish Media represent Vanished, while Mad Samurai Productions’ Matthew Cervi (British Columbia) attends with Zed. Mary Anne Whitehouse and Andrew Currie (Ontario) of Quadrant Motion Pictures represent The Invisibles, which Currie will direct.

Among the international participants are: Coded Pictures’ Karen Katz (UK) with the social drama Hammer ‘Til I Die, which marks Marsan...

Uh oh. Spider-Man: Homecoming is in danger of becoming the next Spider-Man 3. That movie, the end of the Tobey Maguire take on Marvel’s web-slinger, had the issue of being inelegantly overpacked with villains. The Sandman, Venom, and the Green Goblin — a bit much. And that was only three villains! Now Homecoming has more. Upcoming Sony-Disney team-up Spider-Man: Homecoming has signed on yet another villain. The latest addition to the Tom Holland Spidey’s rogue gallery: Phineas Mason the Tinkerer. … Who? Confession: I had no idea who this dude was. Wikipedia tells me he’s a supervillain with “an almost superhuman gift of genius in engineering, able to invent sophisticated gadgets from nothing more than spare parts left over from ordinary household appliances.” Wait, engineering is a superpower now? Tinkerer is a pretty deep cut. Even Marvel.com says, “Very little is known about the criminal known as the Tinkerer.

Exclusive: Metrodome inks UK deal with Carnaby for Spain-set thriller.

Metrodome Distribution has acquired UK rights to thriller Blood Orange, starring iconic singer-songwriter Iggy Pop (Coffee And Cigarettes), Kacey Barnfield (Resident Evil: Afterlife), Ben Lamb (Divergent) and Antonio Magro (Titanic).

The deal was struck between Carnaby International’s CEO Andrew Loveday together with Metrodome’s managing director Jezz Vernon.

Coinciding with Iggy Pop’s 2016 world tour, Blood Orange is due to be released in April or May.

The UK pact follows deals in Us (Invincible), Scandinavia (Sandrew Metronome), Korea (Entermode) and Australia/Nz (Eagle).

Produced by Chris Bunyan and Gary Sangha Blood Orange is directed and written by first-timer Toby Tobias. Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York) is an executive producer.

Set in the hills of southern Spain, Blood Orange follows the life of an ageing rock star and his younger, beautiful wife. However, beneath the perfect surface of their lives, dark secrets...

Five years after Hopper's death, the team behind "The Last Film Festival," the feature length comedy starring Hopper, written by Michael Leeds and director Linda Yellen, is seeking $90,000 in post-production funds via Kickstarter. Read More: Dario Argento on Crowdfunding 'The Sandman' with Iggy Pop The film, which marks Hopper's final film appearance, follows a Hollywood producer, played by Hopper, whose new film is accepted into only one, disastrous film festival. "May 2015 will mark the fifth anniversary of Hopper's death, and we wanted to release the movie to coincide with this," said director Linda Yellen, in a statement. "We are reaching out to film fans over Kickstarter as other investment offers have come with a number of unwelcome demands, including cutting certain scenes, altering the film’s score, and even changing Dennis Hopper's voice! Dennis saw a rough cut of the movie before he died and loved it.

They each turned to crowdfunding for their film projects. But neither Joe Dante (Burying the Ex) nor Stuart Gordon (Nevermore) reached their goals. And it doesn’t look like Dario Argento (The Sandman) or George Romero’s son, Cameron (Origins), will either. … Continue Reading →

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In today's roundup of interesting projects that have been announced in the past week or so: Iggy Pop and Dario Argento are collaborating on an adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Sandman"; an interactive documentary on Ken Loach is in the works; Bertrand Tavernier is working on a personal exploration of French cinema; Bruno Dumont is open to the idea of a second season for P'tit Quinquin; Scarlett Johansson is will star in and executive produce an eight-episode adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1913 novel The Custom of the Country; Stephen Sondheim is at work on a new musical with the playwright David Ives (Venus in Fur) based on two renowned films by Luis Buñuel, El ángel exterminador and Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie; and more. » - David Hudson...

In today's roundup of interesting projects that have been announced in the past week or so: Iggy Pop and Dario Argento are collaborating on an adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Sandman"; an interactive documentary on Ken Loach is in the works; Bertrand Tavernier is working on a personal exploration of French cinema; Bruno Dumont is open to the idea of a second season for P'tit Quinquin; Scarlett Johansson is will star in and executive produce an eight-episode adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1913 novel The Custom of the Country; Stephen Sondheim is at work on a new musical with the playwright David Ives (Venus in Fur) based on two renowned films by Luis Buñuel, El ángel exterminador and Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie; and more. » - David Hudson...

Italian horror director Dario Argento is tired of typical Christmas movies. He wants gore, violence, and fear in his December films. So he's making his own—or at least, trying to. On an Indiegogo fundraiser page, Argento proposes the idea for a movie called The Sandman starring Iggy Pop as the title villain. "This Sandman is the real deal, going back to the dark, original German legend," the page reads. "The Real Sandman was someone who stole the eyes of any children that wouldn't just close them and go to sleep." In other words: Sandman and Santa Clause probably aren't friends.

Iggy Pop has been cast as a serial killer in a new Dario Argento film.

The Sandman is the latest project from the Italian director (Suspiria), who has spoken about Pop's "unique presence".

"Working with Iggy Pop is amazing! Such an interesting and intense personality! I would not even simply say 'actor', that does not cover it. I would rather say 'a unique presence'!" Argento said.

The director has launched a campaign to fund the film, which has so far raised 1% of its $250,000 target.

A description for the film reads: "The Sandman tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed 'The Sandman'.

"Nathan killed The Sandman (Iggy Pop) years ago, on Christmas Eve, after he witnessed the murder of his mother... until he sees the beautiful woman who lives in...

The headline says it all, really, iconic director Dario Argento has enlisted punk legend Iggy Pop to take the lead of his upcoming feature The Sandman and today has launched a crowd funding campaign to raise two hundred fifty thousand dollars to make the film a reality. You already know if you want to take part in this but find the complete press release below for details. Dario Argento And Iggy Pop Team Up To Terrify And Thrill With Launch Of Indiegogo Campaign For Film The Sandman Score to Be Composed by Claudio Simonetti With Title Song By Scott Weiland San Francisco, October 9, 2014 - Legendary Italian horror director Dario Argento today launched a campaign for his latest film The Sandman on Indiegogo, the...

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Another big name in horror is turning to crowd funding his next film. Dario Argento, the Italian director behind films like Deep Red and Suspiria (and, mostly recently, Dracula 3D), launched an Indiegogo campaign for The Sandman.

Starring iconic punk singer Iggy Pop as a serial killer dubbed "The Sandman", the sleek and contemporary thriller is set in the 21st century with deep and twisted primal roots stemming from the dark forests of Germany.

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