Netlfix has released a new clip from Neil Gaiman ‘s next series The Sandmanand introduces us to the character Mervyn Pumpkinhead, by whom he is voiced Marco Hamill. In the clip, Mervyn reveals to Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) that something plagued The Dreaming while Morpheus was away.
Mervyn Pumpkinhead is Dream’s tired and wise janitor. He looks like Jack Pumpkinhead from L. Frank Baum’s Oz books. Mervyn is in charge of the construction, maintenance and demolition work in the Dreaming, although he sometimes complains that his work is superfluous as Dream can change it at will.
Obviously, Hamill would have been great in the role, and I’m happy with the voice he’s giving this character!
In the series: “There is another world that awaits us all when we close our eyes and sleep – a place called Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), shapes all our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held captive for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will forever change both the dream world and the waking world. To restore order, Dream must travel across different worlds and timelines to repair the mistakes he made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and enemies and meeting new entities, both cosmic and human, along the way.
The cast includes Tom Sturridge as a dream, Carlo Danza (game of Thrones) as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) like The Corinthian, Patton Oswalt (AP Bio) as the voice of Matthew the Crow, Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The good place) like Death, Jenna Coleman (Doctor who) like Giovanna Costantino, Joely Richardson (Pinch / tuck) like Ethel Cripps, Vivienne Acheampong how Lucienne, and David Thewlis (the Harry Potter film) as John Dee.
The series was developed and produced by showrunner Gaiman Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman, Grey’s Anatomy), And David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Terminator: Dark Destiny, Foundation).
The series will premiere on Netflix on August 5, 2022.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
