![]() ![]() In the Sandman TV series, the character's name is Johanna Constantine, an occult detective looking to send rogue demons back to Hell. DAPPER DAYS DISNEY WORLD 2016 SERIESIn Gaiman's original comics, this was John Constantine, the crossover DC Comics character (played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film Constantine and by Matt Ryan in the 2014 TV series of the same name). Instead, he captured Dream and kept him prisoner inside of a glass bubble. Charles Dance as Roderick BurgessÄance, who portrayed grumpy Game of Thrones patriarch Tywin Lannister, plays Roderick Burgess, the wealthy Englishman who thought that he could summon and hold hostage Death of the Endless (the better to bargain for his son's life back). The version in Netflix's The Sandman hews closer to Gaiman's original version and is played by Gwendoline Christie, best known for playing Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones. Gaiman's version of Lucifer in the Sandman books spun off into a Lucifer series, which was then the basis of the 2016 FOX-turned-Netflix series Lucifer, where the title character was played by Tom Ellis. ![]() Lucifer Morningstar is indeed the ruler of Hell and is none too fond of Morpheus when he comes calling. ![]() She's played by Vivienne Acheampong, best known for her roles in the Robert Zemeckis-directed remake of The Witches and the Netflix sci-fi series The One. Serving as the librarian of the Dreaming, she stayed faithful during Morpheus's long absence when most of the other dreams and nightmares left. In one of several roles which have been gender-swapped for this adaptation of The Sandman, Lucienne (originally Lucien in Gaiman's comics) is perhaps Morpheus's most loyal ally. He's voiced by Patton Oswalt, the stand-up comedian and actor who's no stranger to voice work, having portrayed dozens of animated characters over the years, including most famously Remy the rat in the Pixar film Ratatouille. He's also useful, as he can pass between the Dreaming and the waking world in a way that some of Morpheus's other faithful allies cannot. Matthew is timid but supportive of the Dream Lord. Matthew is Morpheus's raven companion, although Morpheus is rather reluctant to take him on at first. He's played in the series by Boyd Holbrook, best known for his roles as the villain opposite Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in Logan and as DEA agent Steve Murphy on the first two seasons of Narcos. Recognizable by his mirrored glasses - which disguise horrifying teeth where his eyes should be - the Corinthian otherwise looks rather handsome and dapper, which only disguises how terrifying he really is and why Dream needs to get him under control asap. The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream who escaped the Dreaming and is roaming the waking world unauthorized. He's been Tony nominated twice, for the plays Orphans and Sea Wall/A Life. He's played by English actor Tom Sturridge, who's starred in films like On the Road and Far from the Madding Crowd, and most recently in HBO's Irma Vep. He's also the most emo being in all of creation, a moody gothic Robert Smith-type of the first order, and being imprisoned for nearly a century in a rich old madman's mansion only to emerge to find the Dreaming in shambles hasn't helped. He is one of the Endless, seven siblings who are manifestations of different elements of existence (Dream, Death, Desire, Despair, Destiny, Destruction, and Delirium). He's the immortal lord of the realm of the Dreaming, creating the dreams and nightmares that human beings see when they fall asleep. Tom Sturridge as DreamÄream of the Endless is also known as Morpheus, the King of Dreams, the Lord of Dreams, and The Sandman. Here's who's playing whom and why they're important in the Sandman universe. The show's ten-episode first season covers the first two collected volumes of Gaiman's Sandman - Preludes & Nocturnes and The Doll's House - which feature a host of unusual characters, including immortal beings, dreams, nightmares, humans, and demons. After numerous false starts and format changes, the story of Dream of the Endless finally debuts on Netflix this week. Ever since Neil Gaiman's popular and influential comic book series/graphic novel The Sandman concluded its initial run in 1996, people have been attempting to adapt it for the screen. ![]()
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