The Sandman has revealed the first look at fan-favorite character Martin Tenbones in Netflix's upcoming series adaptation.
The official social media accounts for The Sandman shared the image, accompanied by the announcement that Lenny Henry will be voicing the beloved beast. Martin Tenbones first appeared in The Sandman #15, which was the seventh issue in "The Doll's House" storyline. The character acts as the companion and protector of Barbie in the fantasy world of her dreams called "The Land," and is inspired by one of Barbie's childhood toys, resembling a massive dog-like creature. Henry is an acclaimed actor, comedian and singer, with upcoming credits that include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Witcher: Blood Origin.
Martin Tenbones is the latest fan-favorite character confirmed to appear in the first season of The Sandman, which is a live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's popular fantasy horror comic series of the same name, first published in 1989 by Vertigo. Fan-favorites Merv Pumpkinhead, with Mark Hamill voicing the immortal, wise-cracking, pumpkin-headed character, and Goldie the Gargoyle are also set to debut in Season 1. The first image of Goldie, who will be brought to life using CGI, was released in July 2022, which also included a new look at Asim Chaudhry's Abel.
First Sandman Clips Introduce Death and Lucifer
Following the release of several Sandman trailers, Netflix released the first two clips from the upcoming drama series. The scenes introduced viewers to two key characters from The Sandman mythology: Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death and Gwendoline Christie's Lucifer Morningstar. Tom Sturridge's Morpheus/Dream also appeared in both clips. After the clip featuring Howell-Baptiste's Death was released, Gaiman posted online that he had cried the first time he "saw this scene in the finished episode." He also stated, "If you are wondering why I cast Kirby as Death, this is why." Gaiman previously praised Howell-Baptiste's performance as Death when he defended The Sandman's color-blind casting process after some fans were upset over the character's not being faithfully adapted from the page to the screen.
The Sandman will follow the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he tries to fix all the cosmic and human mistakes he’s made during his vast existence. The first season will consist of 10 episodes, covering the events of the comic's first story arc Preludes & Nocturnes.
The ensemble cast for The Sandman also includes Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Donna Preston, Mason Alexander Park, Jenna Coleman, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal and Sandra James-Young. The Sandman premieres on Netflix on August 5.
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