‘The Sandman’: Audition Tape For Dream Surfaces Online

April 15, 2020

While much of Hollywood is in a state of limbo since the spread of Coronavirus, it seems Netflix’s The Sandman is still slowly moving along. Recently an audition tape for Dream of the Endless surfaced online.

Created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg, Dream first appeared in 1989’s The Sandman #1. He is one of the seven Endless and the personification of all dreams and stories. In DC Comics, he rules over The Dreaming and has gone by many names, including Morpheus and Oneiros. In 1916 Dream was imprisoned by British occultist Roderick Burgess only to escape 70 years later and find his kingdom in ruins.

In March, a tape for Death surfaced, but it seems now actors are trying out for the role of her brother and the main character of the series Dream. The original audition tape was first spotted by Geeks WorldWide but, unfortunately, the video is no longer available for viewing. Thankfully, another actor has posted an audition tape reading the same lines.

https://twitter.com/adamrossgreene/status/1250125465622380544?s=20

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As you can see in the video above, it sounds as though this is right after Dream returns to The Dreaming following his escape. Given the lines in the video, it seems the character he is speaking to is Lucien, Dream’s chief librarian who oversees a collection of every book that has ever been imagined. In the comics, it was Lucien who greeted the character at the edges of the crumbling Dreaming.

Are you excited to see Dream of the Endless in Netflix’s The Sandman? Who would you like to have cast in the role? Let us know in the comments below!

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4 responses to “‘The Sandman’: Audition Tape For Dream Surfaces Online”

darklingmagick

April 16, 2020 at 1:03 am

Dear Clickbait news sites,

Adam Greene’s Dream audition tape is not “leaked.’ He literally posted it publicly to Twitter. He was replicating an actual leaked audition recording of Oliver Farnworth. Adam Greene was not officially auditioning. He merely duplicated an actual leaked Sandman audition tape and posted it publicly as a “Hail Mary” attempt to audition for the role. Seriously, you copied and pasted his tweet in your articles and in the Tweet he says he’s recreating what was in the leaked Oliver Farnworth audition. Again, Adam Greene’s audition is NOT leaked. He posted it publicly after he saw an actual leaked audition. Can’t you do two seconds of research on your own clickbait for once?

I personally hope Oliver Farnworth gets the role.

In my personal opinion, Adam Greene is does NOT feel right… at all. He delivers his lines like an over caffeinated Liam Neeson from Taken. He sounds he’s about to lead an army on a countryside slaughter of insurgents. I don’t think he understands what The Sandman is. He’s growling every line like he thought he was auditioning for a Vlad the Impaler Bio pic. Oliver Farnworth, on the other hand, nailed it.

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Amanda Pike

April 16, 2020 at 7:27 am

My opinion of the two Morpheus auditions that have circulated so far:

Oliver Farnworth’s attempt at Morpheus (Now taken down. You’re out of luck if you never saw this one.) = He really gets the character. He knows how to emote and express himself with his facial features. He emanates hurt at seeing his kingdom in disrepair. You can even sense a connection between him and Lucien. He feels genuine. The facial expressions even remind me of the comic panels. My heart is demanding he get the Morpheus role. He feels right.

Adam Greene’s attempt at Morpheus (Publicly accessible on his Twitter.) = Just no. I feel Adam Greene doesn’t really understand this character. If he thinks Morpheus growls all of his lines in angry exclamations there’s going to be a serious problem. He sounds like a Scottish Lord who just found out the English are hosting a barbecue in his front garden. Why is he growling?! His emotions feel forced and don’t quite match what the scene is supposed to be. He feels like he should have a bloodied sword in his hand. Maybe he should have glanced at the comics first or at least the wikia… It’s so snarly and over-the-top that it’s almost like watching the joke bit of if “Ahrnold” was cast as Morpheus. (“Sweet dreams Mother f–ker!”) It’s fun to watch just for how wrong it is. “I am DREEEAM! of The ENDLESS!!!”

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Bigchewp

April 16, 2020 at 10:52 am

Looks like Gaiman is intent on ruining another of his properties. Why can’t he just write original stories or characters if he wants to get into TV and movies.

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