“Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars” actress Gwendoline Christie has reportedly been cast in the live-action series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” for Netflix.
Discussing Film reported the news, saying Tom Sturridge remains the only cast member to be officially confirmed so far. Sturridge will play the main role of Dream, also known as Morpheus.
Christie’s role is unknown, but the key roles of Desire and Death have yet to be cast so she could potentially be playing either. Filming already began in the U.K. in October and the project will have one of Netflix’s biggest production budgets for a TV series.
“Marvel’s Young Avengers” creator Allan Heinberg is set to write and serve as showrunner on the eleven-episode series. Gaiman and David S. Goyer are executive producing while Jamie Childs (“His Dark Materials”) and Mike Barker (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) are directing episodes.
Christie recently worked with Gaiman on a new radio adaption of his “The Sleeper and the Spindle” novel.
