“The Sandman”, Tom Sturridge talks about the physical change of his character

“The Sandman” has been released on Netflix, the dark fiction that brings the comics published by Neil Gaiman to television. However, his protagonist in the series, Sueño, looks quite different than she does in the comics. A change that his interpreter, Tom Sturridge, has explained.

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In the comics, Sueño’s appearance causes him to be identified from the start as a supernatural being, with wildly disheveled hair, starry black eyes, pale skin, and generally cadaverous features.

His unique ‘look’ was compared to Robert Smith, the enigmatic singer of The Cure. In the series, although the protagonist also has a dark aura, he is more like an ordinary human being.

“As a huge fan, the first thing I wanted to do was literally recreate the Morpheus (Dream) that appears in the comics. And we did it, we did loads of camera tests, we painted my skin as white as a sheet of paper, I had starred contact lenses, very long and wild hair, and it was incredible, “said Tom Sturridge.

“He really did look like the Sandman we all know, but what Neil said, which is very important, is that if Morpheus walked the world, walking the streets of New York, no one should bat an eye. No one should realize that he is among them. And if I walked down the hall at Shepperton Studios dressed like this, people would be like, ‘Whoa, where are you going?’” the British actor continued.

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Finally, Sturridge wanted to underline the importance of the aforementioned Neil Gaiman in fiction, creator of the “The Sandman” comics and also in charge of its television adaptation for Netflix: “It didn’t work, and I know that one of the things that fans would question would be the changes in their appearance. And that really came from Neil and his advice, ‘Tom, you’re sickly pale anyway, your hair is always a mess, and when I look into your eyes I can see the cosmos.’ So we’re fine.”

“The Sandman”, with a Dream more or less similar to that of Gaiman’s comics, has already premiered its first season on Netflix.

This is its official synopsis: “After spending years in prison, Morpheus (the King of Dreams) embarks on a journey through different worlds to find what was taken from him and regain his power.”

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A mosaic of modern myth and dark fantasy in which current fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, the series examines the places and people affected by Morpheus as he tries to right the wrongs and mistakes he has made in the past. its inconceivably long existence, both on a cosmic and human level”, highlights the streaming platform.