Neil Gaiman’s Sandman: Fan Casting for the Black Nerd when Mutants aren’t Enough

Some of us Blerds had our proverbial wigs pushed back a few months ago when author extraordinaire Neil Gaiman casually leaked his excitement about the progress my longtime Bae Joseph Gordon-Levitt and BAFTA-Award winning screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, The Scouting Book for Boys) were making on the film adaptation of Gaiman’s classic DC/Vertigo comic series, The Sandman. Not a whole heck of a lot is known about their plans thus far, but a lot of us have been working this out in our heads since AOL chat rooms and 8 ball jackets. JGL? For your consideration… The Endless Dream (Morpheus): Matt Smith

Honorable Mentions: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Whishaw Key words here? DEM FEELS. Go with me on this, y’all. Morpheus is more powerful than any god and the king of dreams and imagination. Having been imprisoned for decades, newly freed Dream is suddenly introspective and tackling the guilt that comes along with having a rather douchey past. He’s sullen, self-obsessed, petty, and TRYING. We already know Smith looks great with ample amounts of floppy hair, but it’s the ability to capture the same sense of tortured atonement that Dream struggles with (as well as a quick and brutal temper) that seals the deal for me. And yes, of course JGL is a very, VERY close second. Death: Tatiana Maslany

Honorable Mentions: Natalie Portman & Rosario Dawson It’s important to remember that while Death is…well…Death…she’s not frightening. She’s perky, she’s witty, and she’s likable. Mansla…