Holbrook (Narcos) is set as The Corinthian, an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store. 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. Chaudry will play Abel and Bhaskar will play Cain, described as the first victim and first predator respectively. David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Foundation) exec produces the drama from Warner Bros. Television. In Sandman Roderick Burgess is more than just a charlatan and a magician. A year and a half after being picked up to series, Netflix has revealed the cast for its big-budget adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved Sandman. "I'm unbelievably happy that now, finally, they get to step out of my head and into reality. Dance is with Tavistock Wood Management. Charles Dance plays Roderick Burgess: Charlatan, blackmailer and magician. Bhaskar is with United Agents. The drama from DC Comics and creator Neil Gaiman has also enlisted Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeev Bhaskar. All rights reserved. Charles Dance is Roderick Burgess, Charlatan, blackmailer, and magician. In Sandman Roderick Burgess is more than just a charlatan and a magician. The Sandman is described as ‘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’, and it’s definitely going to pull you in. • CHARLES DANCE (Game of Thrones) is RODERICK BURGESS, Charlatan, blackmailer and magician • ASIM CHAUDHRY (Hitmen) is ABEL and SANJEEV BHASKAR (Yesterday) is CAIN, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm. Let’s just say that he’s perfect for the role. The former Tywin Lannister is playing Roderick Burgess, “charlatan, blackmailer and magician. Sturridge is repped by WME. ... Charlatan, blackmailer and magician. Gaiman announced in late 2013 that he was teaming with Gordon-Levitt for a feature film that wound up being set up at Warner Bros.-owned New Line. Acheampong and Chaudhry are with Curtis Brown Group and Goodman Genow. He also blackmails people. by And he captures the Lord of Dreams, while trying to do something else. Dance, another “Game of Thrones” alum, will play Roderick Burgess, described as a Charlatan, blackmailer and magician. The project went through multiple incarnations and writers in the 1990s and early 2000s and eventually toiled away in development purgatory. © Copyright 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeev Bhaskar round out the dark fantasy drama. Holbrook is with CAA, Range Media and Morris Yorn. The cast for Netflix's The Sandman series adaptation, ... Dance will play Roderick Burgess, a charlatan, blackmailer, and magician. The series started filming last year, though news on the show was sparse and the cast remained unknown… until now. Netflix's 'Sandman' drama from DC Comics and creator Neil Gaiman will star Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie, ... a charlatan, blackmailer and magician. Sturridge (Starz's Sweetbitter) takes on a role that was briefly attached to Joseph Gordon-Levitt when Sandman was being developed as a feature film for New Line in early 2016. This is astonishing, and I'm so grateful to the actors and to all of The Sandman collaborators — Netflix, Warner Bros., DC, to Allan Heinberg and David Goyer, and the legions of crafters and geniuses on the show — for making the wildest of all my dreams into reality. Netflix and David Goyer are leading a new cast into something magic. The series is based on “The Sandman” comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman. Charles Dance will be a part of the cast of The Sandman and will be portraying the role of Roderick Burgess, the charlatan, and magician. Netflix’s official synopsis for “The Sandman” reads: “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, ... Charlatan, blackmailer and magician. bailing on the film following creative differences. In addition, Gaiman introduced Charles Dance's character, Roderick Burgess, as "more than just a charlatan and a magician. 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. AdChoices Eric Heisserer, the last screenwriter attached to New Line's Sandman, said in November 2016 that he was no longer involved. Asim Chaudry is Abel and Sanjeev Bhaskar is Cain, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm. ", Sandman landed at Netflix in June 2019 with an 11-episode order for what sources at the time told The Hollywood Reporter was a massive financial commitment. | Do Not Sell My Personal Information Neil Gaiman said in a statement: So Morpheus, aka Dream of the Endless, is Tom Sturridge. The live-action series will star Tom Sturridge (Velvet Buzzsaw) as Dream, Lord of the Dreaming; Gwendoline Christie (In Fabric) as Lucifer, Ruler of Hell; Vivienne Acheampong (The Witches) as Lucienne, chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s…