Neil Gaiman explains his reasons for retorting to the trolls who are constantly criticizing the casting choices for The Sandman.

“An enormous sledgehammer to squash the tiniest ants”: Neil Gaiman Justifies His Actions to Take on Trolls Online for &#8216;The Sandman&#8217; Cast

After Neil Gaiman’s decade-long attempt to have his dark fantasy comic book
series, The Sandman, turned into a live-action, it is finally coming to Netflix.
The streamer unveiled the first look of the adaptation during the Netflix Geeked
week. Although the initial announcement was received with excitement, others
have come forward with gripes against the show, especially the casting. Gaiman
has always fired back at the trolls who keep trolling the actors and their hard
work to bring the comic book to the screen. At the San Diego comic con, the
author opened up about his stance against the trolls. 


NEIL GAIMAN KNOWS BETTER NOT TO “FEED” THE TROLLS BUT WON’T TOLERATE NON-FANS
TROLLING THE SHOW 

The Sandman had a rather interesting casting. It chose to cast Black actor,
Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Gwendoline Christie as the genderless Lucifer,
and Non-binary actor, Mason Alexander Park. However, some of the subscribers had
a problem with the “wokeness” of the show. But Neil Gaiman didn’t skip a chance
to silence the haters and root for the casting choice. According to him, fans of
the comic book series will understand the casting choices. However, all he got
was people who had never read the original comic complaining about it. 

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He explained
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“I know the rule is you’re meant to ignore the trolls and not feed the trolls.
But I would look at people sounding off on Sandman who were obviously not
Sandman fans. And I mostly decided I was done with it.”

He further added, “Occasionally I do feel like I’m taking an enormous
sledgehammer to squash the tiniest ants, and you really shouldn’t. But then
again, they can be really irritating sometimes, and I’m proud of what we made.”

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WHEN IS THE SANDMAN ARRIVING ON NETFLIX? 

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The Sandman [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-sandman] will hit the streamer on
August 5. The story follows Dream aka Sandaman the ruler of dreams and
imagination as he escapes from his century-long captivity. He goes on a quest to
retrieve his totems and seek vengeance on his captors. 

Do you also think they should have gone with different actors? Tell us in the
comments.

ALSO READ: “Beings in some ways more powerful than Gods”: Neil Gaiman Unravels
the Lore for “The Sandman” and Who Are the Seven Endless
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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties,  Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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After Neil Gaiman&#8217;s decade-long attempt to have his dark fantasy comic book series, The Sandman, turned into a live-action, it is finally coming to Netflix. The streamer unveiled the first look of the adaptation during the Netflix Geeked week. Although the initial announcement was received with excitement, others have come forward with gripes against the show, especially the casting. Gaiman has always fired back at the trolls who keep trolling the actors and their hard work to bring the comic book to the screen. At the San Diego comic con, the author opened up about his stance against the trolls. 
<h2>Neil Gaiman knows better not to &#8220;feed&#8221; the trolls but won&#8217;t tolerate non-fans trolling the show </h2>
The Sandman had a rather interesting casting. It chose to cast Black actor, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Gwendoline Christie as the genderless Lucifer, and Non-binary actor, Mason Alexander Park. However, some of the subscribers had a problem with the “wokeness” of the show. But Neil Gaiman didn&#8217;t skip a chance to silence the haters and root for the casting choice. According to him, fans of the comic book series will understand the casting choices. However, all he got was people who had never read the original comic complaining about it. 
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He <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_165909795034611&amp;key=772a82adcff112d9c479568d0b0815df&amp;libId=l66f1ov40103iluh000DL1g5prwqyzv6pk&amp;loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbr.com%2Fthe-sandman-neil-gaiman-explains-tears-down-online-trolls%2F%3Futm_content%3Dbufferb99c5%26utm_medium%3DSocial-Distribution%26utm_source%3DCBR-TW%26utm_campaign%3DCBR-TW%5D&amp;ccpaConsent=1---&amp;v=1&amp;opt=true&amp;out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fthe-sandman-casting-neil-gaiman-woke-controversy-twitter-trolls-cast-responds-180756755.html&amp;title=The%20Sandman%20Creator%20Explains%20Why%20He%20Tears%20Down%20Online%20Trolls&amp;txt=Yahoo%20Entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a>, &#8220;I know the rule is you’re meant to ignore the trolls and not feed the trolls. But I would look at people sounding off on Sandman who were obviously not Sandman fans. And I mostly decided I was done with it.&#8221;
He further added, &#8220;Occasionally I do feel like I’m taking an enormous sledgehammer to squash the tiniest ants, and you really shouldn’t. But then again, they can be really irritating sometimes, and I’m proud of what we made.&#8221;
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<h2>When is The Sandman arriving on Netflix? </h2>
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<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-sandman">The Sandman</a> will hit the streamer on August 5. The story follows Dream aka Sandaman the ruler of dreams and imagination as he escapes from his century-long captivity. He goes on a quest to retrieve his totems and seek vengeance on his captors. 
Do you also think they should have gone with different actors? Tell us in the comments.
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“An enormous sledgehammer to squash the tiniest ants”: Neil Gaiman Justifies His Actions to Take on Trolls Online for 'The Sandman' Cast - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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