Neil Gaiman has assured fans that The Sandman's absence from Warner Bros.'s slate of DC Comics-based movies doesn't mean that the adaption is in trouble, explaining it's a Vertigo film. He also hints that more Vertigo movies may be announced in the future. We've known since last year that an adaption of Gaiman's The Sandman -- starring and possibly also directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- was in the works, with previous rumors suggesting it was coming out in December 2016 as part of the DC and Warner Bros.' movie slate. But the adaption was noticeably absent when Warner Bros.