How about Alan Cumming?

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Alan Cumming,particularly as Rochester in Plunkett and Macleane, but he is totally wrong for Morpheus, he is hardly masculine enough, and he tends to have this really odious, sinister thing about him. Too creepy to play Morpheus if u ask me

bob geldolf. he would have been so perfect. too old now of course.

WHY HADN'T I THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE!!!!!!!!

VIGGO MORTENSEN (ARAGORN)

He would be perfect.

I'm still sticking to HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN (ANAKIN SKYWALKER) As Daniel.

Viggo's a little too tan to play the pale Morpheus. Also, Hayden has that "I'm really bored by everything" look all the time. I can't imagine his playing the almost naive Daniel.

just a suggestion, vincent perez? or coyote shivers?

dunno if you know what i mean? but dream appears to change age & looks after who is seeing him.

my best offer is some unknown actor with *maybe* marked cheekbones (used often in the comic) but with no real remarkable features.

its all good ..

Ben Stiller is Derek Zoolander is The Sandman


(and before you kill me, this is very obviously tongue in cheek)

I've never claimed to be a know-it-all; I'm just a know-a-lot.

Guy Pearce, Johnny Depp and Jude Law are certainly on my shortlist. Christian Bale would be good too (I can see him as the 17th century Dream in "Men of Good Fortune"), but he would be more suited to being Lucifer in a movie.

Merrow

I'd go with Jonathan Rhys Myers. Appropriately spooky on ocassion, also has the kind of 'lighting up' face that can look happy with out actually moving much, because if you look back, a lot of time Dream is happy with out smiling and and surprisingly few actors can do that. And uh, isn't Morpheous meant to be young? Just going from Neil's intro 'a pale young man in a cell...'

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Finally, another one who thinks Jonathan Rhys Meyers is perfect! Plus he looks good in every single hairdo, which makes him perfect for Morpheus of all ages. Christian Bale will be great i think for Lucifer, fantastic suggestion!

My dear, you love that man too, too much...
I think I like the idea of Daniel Day Lewis playing the part...it's also the way the guy walks, and his posture, that fits the bill for me. Age of Innocence eh? As for Daniel...hmmm I'll have to think on that one a bit, but then I don't know as many actors as Ms Hollywood...*grin*.

Hmmm. If he has to be an american, i would choose Jared Leto. He has that look of pain in his face, and also the cheekbones, which is vital. (Watch Requiem for a Dream. See, even the title of his films support me!) He's young enough, too.
If they got an englishman, well, Jonathon Rhys Meyers would be fine.

As an aside, Constantine would absolutely have to be english. No question. I'd have Daniel Craig. He looks battered enough.

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sandman casting call? okay, two cents.

day-lewis seems to have some of the intensity that a lot of people love him for...but then again how old is the guy at present? it's creepy because i was just thinking about him a few weeks ago, i had no idea people might consider him for morpheus.

guy pearce? maybe maybe, if only because i looked at the guy in memento and it blew my mind.

jimmy smits? i'm only kidding.

no, seriously, what about dylan mcdermott?

for daniel, i have three:
jude law -- mesmerizing. he's gorgeous and extremely good.
joaquin phoenix -- watch him in signs! hate him in gladiator! either way, he kicks ass all the way around!
jared leto -- saw him in 'requiem for a dream;, absolutely shocking and he was so very very good in it.

sorry, dun like hayden for the role, face looks a tad young.

i love ewan mcgregor but i can't see him in either role.

As far as casting people goes, I stick to my guns for Morpheus (thanks Tylendel) - and he has to be British/Irish. Americans don't speak the way NG writes Dream. It would sound silly. Daniel, on the other hand should be American/Canadian, because well, he was born in LA as a human. And I know I'm a Buffy nut, but even so James Marsters with the crazy-Spike hair and accent could work as Constantine. There's at least three cover images that I suspect the artists used him for anyway. Not Dream though. Too short.

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Heath Ledger as Daniel?

Too broad, too old, too australian.


I like the guy as an actor, but no.
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Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp!! Come on, Edward Scissorhands! My friends and I have been saying that someone should make a Sandman movie before Depp gets too old.

Hi. I'm new. And this is the first topic that caught my attention.

How about Alan Rickman? (Yes, he's old, but he most certainly has the voice, the enigmatic character, and the sexiness. ) Or maybe Trent Reznor.

I think Labyrinth era Bowie would have made a brilliant Desire... androgyny was really his big thing. The first time I saw him in that movie (I was very young) I honestly wasn't sure if he was man or woman.

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