Neil Gaiman will happily wear handcuffs for leaking the Jon Peter script for The Sandman years ago before Netflix got the rights.

&#8220;I will wear my shackles with pride&#8221;: Neil Gaiman Has No Guilt for Leaking the Sandman Scripts

Neil Gaiman’s brainchild The Sandman saw the lights of the day after nearly 34
years. Neil Gaiman was very particular that the series followed the novel
faithfully and the end result blew away the fans. The series topped the Netflix
charts and was hailed by both fans and critics. 

Before the Netflix series debuted, numerous directors and studio houses had
tried to adapt the beloved novel to the big screen. But almost all of the
iterations didn’t quite match Gaiman’s visions. One, in particular, was so
outrageous in its re-imagination of the comic book, that Gaiman had no choice
but to leak the script to make sure it never gets the green light. 


NEIL GAIMAN IS PROUD OF WHAT HE DID TO SAVE HIS CREATION, THE SANDMAN

In the latest Twitter post, the author claims that he regrets nothing. Since the
statute of limitations is over by now, dragging him to jail is pointless. But if
that does happen he won’t regret his actions 25 years ago. 

> I believe the statute of limitations on leaking dire scripts of Sandman films
> that were never made 25 years ago has run out by now. But if they come to
> arrest me I will wear my shackles with pride. https://t.co/0prPe7w6Lo
> [https://t.co/0prPe7w6Lo]
> 
> — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) August 26, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1562997810949406720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Interestingly, Harlan Cohen also got Gaiman’s back. 

> I got the bail money ready.
> 
> — Harlan Coben (@HarlanCoben) August 26, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/HarlanCoben/status/1563028205677596673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> You are a good man and an excellent partner in crime.
> 
> — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) August 26, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1563051660657586178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Jon Peters, the producer of Man of Steel and A Star is Born had sent a Sandman
script to Gaiman. The author apparently hated the script so much that, that he
leaked the “really stupid” script to Ain’t It Cool News anonymously. He claimed
that the script was a complete “mess.”

ALSO READ: Will $15 Million per Episode Get ‘The Sandman’ Canceled? Neil Gaiman
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“There was nothing in there I loved. There was nothing in there I liked. It was
the worst script that I’ve ever read by anybody. It’s not just the worst
‘Sandman’ script. That was the worst script I’ve ever been sent,” he told
Rolling Stone
[https://www.rollingstone.com./tv-movies/tv-movie-features/neil-gaiman-sandman-season-2-release-good-omens-calliope-1234580270/]. 

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Peter’s script completely flips the unique storyline of The Sandman. It
contained giant mechanics spiders and Corinthian, Lucifer and Morpheus were
supposedly triplets. They race to find the helm, sand, and ruby before the turn
of the century. The plot centered on the brother’s rivalry. 

ALSO READ: “We got away with it”: Neil Gaiman Reveals He Spoiled ‘The Sandman’
Episode #11 18 Months Before the Release
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-originals-we-got-away-with-it-neil-gaiman-reveals-he-spoiled-the-sandman-episode-11-18-months-before-the-release/]

Well, we can’t imagine the three as triplets. In fact, if Peter’s film had
gotten made, it would have surely angered the fans by making it a generic action
film. 

Do you think Neil Gaiman [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/neil-gaiman/] did the
right thing?

Srabani Biswas

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Neil Gaiman&#8217;s brainchild The Sandman saw the lights of the day after nearly 34 years. Neil Gaiman was very particular that the series followed the novel faithfully and the end result blew away the fans. The series topped the Netflix charts and was hailed by both fans and critics. 
Before the Netflix series debuted, numerous directors and studio houses had tried to adapt the beloved novel to the big screen. But almost all of the iterations didn&#8217;t quite match Gaiman&#8217;s visions. One, in particular, was so outrageous in its re-imagination of the comic book, that Gaiman had no choice but to leak the script to make sure it never gets the green light. 
<h2>Neil Gaiman is proud of what he did to save his creation, The Sandman</h2>
In the latest Twitter post, the author claims that he regrets nothing. Since the statute of limitations is over by now, dragging him to jail is pointless. But if that does happen he won&#8217;t regret his actions 25 years ago.  
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
I believe the statute of limitations on leaking dire scripts of Sandman films that were never made 25 years ago has run out by now. But if they come to arrest me I will wear my shackles with pride. <a href="https://t.co/0prPe7w6Lo">https://t.co/0prPe7w6Lo</a>
&mdash; Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) <a href="https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1562997810949406720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Interestingly, Harlan Cohen also got Gaiman&#8217;s back. 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
I got the bail money ready.
&mdash; Harlan Coben (@HarlanCoben) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarlanCoben/status/1563028205677596673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
You are a good man and an excellent partner in crime.
&mdash; Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) <a href="https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1563051660657586178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Jon Peters, the producer of Man of Steel and A Star is Born had sent a Sandman script to Gaiman. The author apparently hated the script so much that, that he leaked the &#8220;really stupid&#8221; script to Ain&#8217;t It Cool News anonymously. He claimed that the script was a complete &#8220;mess.&#8221;
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&#8220;There was nothing in there I loved. There was nothing in there I liked. It was the worst script that I’ve ever read by anybody. It’s not just the worst ‘Sandman’ script. That was the worst script I’ve ever been sent,&#8221; he told <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com./tv-movies/tv-movie-features/neil-gaiman-sandman-season-2-release-good-omens-calliope-1234580270/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a>. 
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Peter&#8217;s script completely flips the unique storyline of The Sandman. It contained giant mechanics spiders and Corinthian, Lucifer and Morpheus were supposedly triplets. They race to find the helm, sand, and ruby before the turn of the century. The plot centered on the brother&#8217;s rivalry. 
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Well, we can&#8217;t imagine the three as triplets. In fact, if Peter&#8217;s film had gotten made, it would have surely angered the fans by making it a generic action film. 
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