Gordon-Levitt leaves ‘Sandman’ over creative differences

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015 file photo, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the LA Premiere of "The Night Before" in Los Angeles. Gordon-Levitt has dropped out of a movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman,” saying he and the studio don’t see “eye to eye” on the project. He had been set to direct and star in the DC Comics title. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt has dropped out of a movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman,” saying he and the studio don’t see “eye to eye” on the project.

In a message posted Saturday on Facebook, Gordon-Levitt said he was pulling out after several years of development because New Line Cinema has a different idea about “what makes ‘Sandman’ special.” Warner Bros. recently shifted the film to its subsidiary New Line. “Conjuring 2” screenwriter Eric Heisserer was also brought in.

Gordon-Levitt had been set to direct and star in the DC Comics title.

Gaiman, an executive producer of the film, tweeted that his respect for the actor-director is “undiminished.” The author added that he has little control over the film’s production.

New Line didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.

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