‘The Sandman’ Creator Neil Gaiman Voices His Excitement Ahead Of The Global Release Of Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power: “This is the sort of thing…”

Published 08/24/2022, 2:30 PM EDT

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Netflix’s The Sandman instantly hooked the viewers with its emotional presentation and top-tier cast. Within the first week of its release, the series grabbed a spot in the Top 10 on the streamer. While it is still maintaining the same graph after weeks, a big credit goes to the writer. Well, the name needs to introduction! The man has given the world of entertainment a new masterpiece to swoon over. Neil Gaiman is a critically acclaimed writer and executive producer of his comic series adaptation.

His lifetime dream of bringing this fantasy to screen has been fulfilled after a long pause of 30 years. And who knows that the king of The Dreaming heard his most desirous wish? However, it seems like the writer is also excited about something else other than the success of his show. Do you know why Gaiman is overjoyed by a release announcement? What significance does this new series of Lord Of The Rings hold in his life? We have gathered all the information we could find for all the fans of these adventurous stories.

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Neil Gaiman expressed his excitement for the upcoming epic fantasy on Twitter

The Sandman‘s author Neil Gaiman tweeted today after watching the official trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The post showed that he was raptured by the first glimpse of this legendary story of rings and their powers.

“Really, really fun. I remember buying the Silmarillion as a schoolboy when it was published and it very much not being the prequel I was hoping for,” read the post.

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He also added: “This is the sort of thing I wanted to experience back then”. Neil wishes to watch the whole season of this highly anticipated series with utter enthusiasm. Because he has been a diehard fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and always admired his works.

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Like, he has mentioned previously that Tolkien is one of the significant influences on him. While he was paving to become a writer and was fancied by the world of fantasy from a young age. Thus, we can see his passion for mystical stories and folklore, the way he weaved several stories into a single interpretation of the Endless world.

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And fans are still not over the fantastic visuals, scale, scope, and cast. Have you watched the newly added surprise episode? All the episodes of Neil Gaiman’s debut series are currently streaming on Netflix only.

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Shikha Arya is an experienced entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, having contributed over 1000 articles to the platform. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from a prestigious university and has honed her writing skills over three years. Shikha's forte lies in crafting thought-provoking pieces about the lives of pop culture icons.

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