Forget 'Superman' — 'Wonder Woman' lassos 'Supergirl' screenwriter to pen 'Wonder Woman' reboot for DC studios
The news comes as "Superman" soars past $409 million at the global box office in just two weekends, the kind of blockbuster success comic book movies haven't seen at the box office since pre-Covid days.
Nogueira, who previously starred in "The Michael J. Fox Show," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Hightown," is quickly becoming one of DC's go-to hitters. She's also reportedly set to write a live-action take of Teen Titans for the Gunn- and Peter Safran-run Warner Bros label. "Supergirl," which debuts in theaters on June 26, 2026, will be her first produced screenplay, and it's being adapted from the graphic novel 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.'
Wonder Woman's place in the new DCU
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Rebooting Wonder Woman has emerged as a top priority for the studio. Earlier this month, Variety reported that DC is fast-tracking the film, and Gunn told Entertainment Weekly in June that a new "Wonder Woman" movie is "being written right now." DC Studios is also reportedly working on a "Paradise Island" TV series for HBO set on Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira.
Gal Gadot first brought the Princess of Themyscira to the big screen in director Patty Jenkins' 2017 film "Wonder Woman," which earned $822 million worldwide and challenged industry assumptions that female-led superhero movies didn't have as much pull among audiences as their male counterparts.
Gadot and Jenkins reunited for "Wonder Woman 1984," which premiered on Christmas Day in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. Gadot also revised her role in "Justice League" (2017), "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (2021), and "The Flash" (2023).
It's not clear what role Wonder Woman will play now that Gunn and Safran have rebooted the DC universe. Nogueira could take the character in a bold new direction, but that could prove risky considering the original "Wonder Woman" was one of the most beloved movies of the previous franchise.
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For now, we'll have to wait to learn more about Wonder Woman's future on the big screen. It's possible we could see her cameo in "Supergirl" when it hits theaters next year, similar to how Supergirl actress Milly Alcock appeared at the end of "Superman" to tease the DCU's next chapter.
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Park Rangers Reveal Strangest Stories On The Job
Park rangers are essential to keeping our national parks safe, beautiful, and running smoothly. But when your "office" is deep in the woods or out in the desert, you're bound to see some things. On a late-night scroll, I wound up on a couple of threads from rangers and park employees sharing the wild things they've seen on the job — and the stories were just too good not to share. From hilarious moments to life-or-death rescues to the completely unexplainable, here's everything they shared: "Someone came into the visitor center wearing one of those realistic wolf head masks instead of a COVID-19 mask. Like the kind where the jaw moves when they talk. I looked up and saw this dude coming in and legit wondered if I was about to get robbed, but he just got a map and asked about birds and then left and took the mask off." "Another time, somebody once dumped a bunch of live chickens in the woods, and my coworkers and I had to try to catch them. Lots of people were driving by, and they would see the park police car off to the side of the road with the lights flashing, and they'd slow down, all worried, and then they'd see us sprinting after chickens and start cracking up."—BoldlyGone1 "Warning, this is a bit long, but it is true. In the late '70s, I worked as a park ranger for a summer job while going to university in the fall and winter semesters. As long as there was no forest fire ban, we allowed campers to have campfires on their campsites. One wet Sunday morning, after a very rainy night, I was coming off the midnight to 8 a.m. shift. I was alone on duty in a park with over 200 campsites, something that wouldn't happen now. Around 7 a.m., I heard this god-awful screeching coming from the camping area." "I ran over to find a guy rolling around in the dirt, with his friend trying to douse fire on his pants. They had not made kindling for their fire before the rain had started the night before. Instead, they had gotten drunk. Now, in the wet, cold morning, they wanted to start a fire to warm up and probably cook. They were probably still drunk. Drunk or sober, they were stupid. It was so wet that it was impossible to set fire to round chunks of firewood. So, one of these guys was spraying barbecue lighter fluid on the wet firewood when the other guy struck a match. Some of the lighter fluid had spilled down his nylon rain suit. When it caught fire, the plastic had melted into the guy's legs." (Cont'd) "Anyhow, the guy's legs were burned pretty badly. The park is 50 km from the city, where the hospital is. I got the guy in the cab of the old 4x4 truck we used to haul picnic tables and outhouses around, and I beat it for the city. The truck was an old beater with no overhead lights to flash and no siren. I had the window down, no air conditioning, and the thing rattled like a bucket of nails. Keep in mind that there were no cell phones then, and we only had spotty VHF radio coverage in the park. There was no way and no time to call for an ambulance. It was down to me and the old truck." "When I got to the city, I was going about 130 km/hr. I hasten to add that this was a summer Sunday morning, and there was zero for a cop. I blew past him and did not slow. He turned around and chased me, lights flashing and a siren screaming. He chased me right to the emergency entrance of the hospital like that. He was at my door as I was getting out, and he was yelling at me, losing his mind. Until the smell hit him. The smell of the burnt skin and melted plastic was not something you wanted to smell again." (Cont'd) "The camper guy had gone into shock and was pretty well unresponsive. I told the cop to hold on, I would be out to talk to him in a few minutes. I put the camper on my shoulder and carried him into the hospital emergency unit like he was a side of beef. (Hey, it was over 40 years ago, and I was in great shape back then.) The nurses got the doctor, and they started to work on the guy." "A bunch of guys came running into the ranger station carrying their buddy with his pants partially pulled down, and he was bleeding. His buddies had dared him to sit on a barrel cactus, and of course, he had about 10-15 needles in his butt. We were 25 minutes from the nearest town and about two hours from the nearest hospital. The town had a rotating doctor at an urgent care center, but it was not really equipped to handle something like this. So we had to call in a medevac helicopter to pick him up. His buddies were freaking out." —beachbear4life "I wasn't a ranger, but I did work in Yellowstone for a summer. I once saw a woman egg her toddler on to pet a baby elk with the mother nearby. Pulled over and had to explain to her that Yellowstone wasn't a petting zoo, the animals are wild, and a mama elk is very protective and very capable of killing both you and your child if you get too close. She scoffed at me. People are insane." "I was a facility officer in a backcountry park. This park is super isolated, we worked alone for 8-day shifts, and I would go days without seeing anyone during my days-long shifts at the start of the season. It's now much busier, but at the time, I'd actually ration my visits to the lighthouse to once per shift since they'd be my only human interaction and I didn't want to burn them out on me. Lol. From the cabin, I had binoculars that allowed me to scan the beach in case campers arrived, and I'd go check their camping tags. One evening, I was scanning the beach and I had to do a double-take." "It wasn't the normal wolves/sea lions/elk/deer. Nope. It was a large group of nudists. I felt like a weird voyeur, so I put down the binoculars and hoped that if I gave them an hour or two, they'd want to put on clothes due to the ridiculous swarms of mosquitoes. NOPE. That was fun checking their camping tags." (Cont'd) "I also had campers come report a dead (murdered) body that had washed up on shore on one of the other beaches in the park. It was really awful for those poor campers. I had to organize the police to come out and retrieve the body. It had been at sea for some time." "My dad found a dead body in a suitcase when he was a ranger." —TheReformedSanic "One of my best buds from college became a ranger in the Southeast US. A few years back, he told me about an old married couple he had recently helped out. He had seen them come to the park several days in a row, and found out they were visiting from out west, and they had gotten engaged there decades prior. They had been searching for a spot they'd taken pics of where he popped the question, but were having trouble." "After looking at the pictures and figuring out roughly where they were trying to get to, he escorted them in his vehicle, then hiked with them to where he thought it would be. They found it, and he left them there and went back to his station at the entrance. He said he got a weird feeling once he got back and felt like he needed to wait to see them whenever they left. Well, once it came time to lock up at night, he still hadn't seen them leave, so he reported it, left his assistant to wait at the shack at the entrance, and went back to where he left them." (Cont'd) "He found both of them lying down, spooning along the bank of the river. Neither were alive. He called the cops. He went through the whole nine yards and then went home. The police were able to disclose to him their identities, but weren't sure of anything else initially." "My cousin is with the forest service in the Montana/Wyoming area, and I decided to go up there with her to literally test the waters. She does hydrology and has to ride out to the middle of nowhere to test streams and snow runoff to ensure no contaminants. I thought that sounded fun and wanted to do a bit of a tour with her. We were going to have to camp out there for two nights, so we packed up all our gear in saddlebags or saddlebundles and started out." "The first day and night were amazing. Beautiful scenery and amazing air quality. It really is so peaceful out there. Anyway, we started out on the second day, and my cousin said, 'You want to see something weird?' Of course, I said yes, so she led me on a bit of a side journey into this tiny little ravine." (Cont'd) "We ended up traveling about two hours away from our actual path we had laid out. At the very end of this fold in the land, she dismounts and tells me to get off my horse, too. We tie them up in this gorgeous little clearing, and she tells me to follow this tiny wildlife path and bring our little rechargeable radio." (Cont'd) "My cousin trails behind me as I do, and this wire, after coming straight up from the ground, is strung across limbs of trees, then back to the ground, then it snakes around rocks and finally deadends into an outlet. That outlet is mounted on the side of a desk. It looks like a schoolteacher's desk from when I was growing up, with a metal base and a pseudo wood/plastic top thing. No chair, building, nothing, just this outlet and desk." "I am staring confused as all hell at this desk in the middle of a forest when my cousin takes the radio, pulls out the cord, and plugs it into the outlet. That fucker then lit up and started blaring static. The wire was being fed from somewhere. Now, the place where we were had no road access, no buildings for many miles, and no other people around. And yet, there was a live outlet. Weird as shit. No spooky jump scares or bodies, just one lone powered desk in the middle of the woods. I wish I had taken a picture of it."—Sand_Dargon "Park ranger here. I work at a park just outside a metro area, 5,000 acres and a 1,500-acre lake. Super busy park, but we have some areas off the beaten path. Once, I stumbled on some creepy ass animal sacrifice stuff because I happened to follow the crows. You rarely have to worry about animals; it's the people we share this world with..." "Not me, but my dad, who was a ranger. He said once he was out in the forest with one other ranger, and they had to camp overnight halfway to their destination. Well, that night they heard footsteps, many of them, outside their tent. Then, they heard at least 20 people scream, 'Get out!' Needless to say, they got the fuck out and radioed it in. The next morning, the cops went out and searched and found four skinned animals pinned to the trees around their campsite." "I'm a ranger and work at a pretty remote desert park. This happened before I got there, but the other rangers I work with were there. They went to do a patrol during summer (our off-season) at one of our seldom-used campgrounds. On a patrol, our maintenance ranger found a burnt-out car in one of the sites. The desert is a weird place, so he just calls the sheriff and waits. Sheriff arrives, and it turns out there's a body in the driver's seat. With no arms and no legs. Just a torso and head. Burnt. Sheriffs just marked it as a suicide and removed the vehicle. We are close to Mexico and get a lot of illegal drug traffic, so I guess they don't even bother trying to solve those. Super sketchy." —BeerAndOxytocin "Ex-ranger here. We had a group of frat boys making way too much noise. We came by twice, and at the second stop, I told them, 'This is your last warning.' Not only is it rude for other campers to be so loud, but it's exceptionally dangerous. Everyone knows that the local mountain lions are attracted to loud noises at night, and these 'ghost cats,' as they are called, can creep right up on you without you hearing or seeing them. Whatever you do, you don't leave your tent tonight, and if you hear anything, don't make a sound. So, we went back to the station, grabbed a Lion pelt and the night vision goggles." "Once they were all in their tents, we crept into the campsite and made fake lion tracks everywhere. We set up the lion pelt propped up over some sticks. The other ranger got out the PA and, from a distance, started doing fake lion calls, slowly getting closer. I pulled the Jeep forward like we were arriving on scene and got out. Turned on my mag light and illuminated the silhouette of the lion pelt. Because I was moving quickly, the shadow of the lion appeared as if it were moving." (Cont'd) "At this point, the frat boys were losing it. The other ranger shouted, 'Stay in your tents!' followed shortly by 'She's coming around at us,' and then, 'There's another one!' and finally, 'Let's get the fuck out of here.' At that point, we turned off the flashlights, grabbed the lion pelt in the darkness, jumped in the Jeep, and sped off." "I was the lone recreation ranger in a small district in southern Idaho. The nearest town from the guard station was about 1.5 hours away by car. After moving into the guard station, the solar power was not working, and I couldn't sleep for about a month due to various factors like bats in the cabin and something walking on the deck at night. The woods there always had an eerie feeling to them, unlike the Southwest Ponderosa forest that I was used to." "About two months into the seasonal job, I started to hear something walking and scratching on the deck at even on the door. Now, this district was known for its badgers and beavers, so I didn't think much of it. But when leaving the cabin at night, I always had an eerie feeling like I was being watched. One night, I was returning from my weekly grocery run, and I had a bad feeling. At the time, I did not have my shotgun in the vehicle." (Cont'd) "After stepping out of the vehicle, I looked to the right of the cabin, about 50 feet from my front door. All I could see were two eyes about 3.5-4 ft in the air. To say I freaked out was an understatement. I started yelling, 'Get the fuck out of here,' but the eyes only crouched down and inched closer. At this point, I could tell it was a large animal of some kind, definitely not a coyote. I tossed a piece of firewood in the general area, and the creature leaped back a bit but did not make a sound. " (Cont'd) "That night, I drank about four IPAs and slept with my shotgun. In the morning, the trail crew came up. We found mountain lion tracks all over the porch, rocking bench, and compound leading back to the creek." "After that event, I always heard the rocking chair move and someone or something walking on the porch, but never found any tracks after that point. Considering that it was always muddy up there, it was weird not to find any tracks. I've been stalked by mountain lions before and never had that eerie feeling like I did in those woods."—CloudGod13 "So my dad is a forestry technician, and this happened to one of his coworkers. They were up doing some sort of job in the very northernmost part of Ontario. Anyways, it was in the middle of the night, and she was half asleep and vaguely heard something outside her tent. Then she felt something push against her tent, and the zipper slowly opened. She opened her eyes and saw the head of a polar bear in her tent. Polar bears are far from the cuddly toys that you see, and they are known to be super aggressive and will hunt and eat people. She lay there paralyzed with fear, thinking that it was the end, and then slowly the bear retracted its head and left." And lastly: "I have so many of these, but I'll share my favorite. I have been a ranger in the USFS for almost fifteen years, but this took place about three years after I joined. We were getting calls about a lone wolf with a collar on hanging around a campsite — weird, since wolves aren't known to be in the area, but when you work in the field long enough, you start to realize anything is possible. No calls had mentioned violent behavior from the animal, though, thank god." "I departed from the station around noon to check out the places where it'd been sighted. I wandered around for about three hours (no further calls during that time) until I took a break for water. I sat down, had a snack, drank some water, and got ready to go again when the thing was about 20 feet out, trotting near the treeline. It seemed friendly and had a collar, so I whistled to it, and it came over to me. Getting a closer look, I could see it wasn't a wolf. It was huge, but it was dark and didn't have the right body structure, though I could see why it'd be confusing from a distance." (Cont'd) "I radioed in and reported that I had a dog with me. But as soon as I said I'd bring it in, the dog fucking took off. I went after it, and I swear it was a game of chase for at least five minutes as we steadily ran through the forest. (Also, please don't go running through the woods unless you know the area like the back of your hand.) The dog FINALLY slowed down near a rock bed/creek area and started pacing around a spot. I drew closer and didn't see anything off at first, then I noticed it — the overgrowth had almost disguised what appeared to be bones." (Cont'd) "The bones were identified as a teenage male who died by suicide. He'd been reported missing in the area long before I became a ranger, and there'd been pretty much no hope of finding him. I spoke to his mom on the phone (she called to thank me personally), and she asked how I found her son. I mentioned the black dog. I thought I said something wrong since there was a pause on her side of the line." "After I gave a couple of details about the dog, she quietly explained that her son, who struggled with making connections, sank into a deep depression after the death of his best very dog that'd led me to him. I think I spent the rest of the day stunned. I continue to be in disbelief, in a way. But I know what happened."—throwaway8242930 What's your wildest, creepiest, or strangest story while deep in the backcountry, woods, or desert? Let us know in the comments or in this anonymous form. Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Dial 988 in the United States to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 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'The Sandman' season 2 — release date schedule, cast, how to watch and more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "The Sandman" season 2 has finally arrived on Netflix. Critics and audiences loved the first season of "The Sandman," and we thought it was a breath of fresh air compared to some of the recent comic book fare from Marvel and DC. So it wasn't a surprise when Netflix renewed the hit show for a second season. But then, sadly, "The Sandman" was officially canceled, meaning that this season is the final season. Showrunner Allan Heinberg has since said that the series was always intended to be a two-season story focused on Dream, and there was only enough material from the comics to support that length, though it seems plausible that allegations against Neil Gaiman had some impact. Regardless, season 2 is here, with all 12 episodes available to stream now. So here's everything you need to know about "The Sandman" season 2, from the release schedule and cast, to how to watch it on Netflix and more. Read more: I need a Netflix 'The Sandman' spinoff with these two characters 'The Sandman' season 2 release date schedule "The Sandman" season 2 was dropped in three stages: Volume 1, Volume 2 and a one-episode special at the end of the season. Below is the release schedule with episode titles: Vol. 1, Chapter 1: 'Season of Mists' (out now) Vol. 1, Chapter 2: 'The Ruler of Hell' (out now) Vol. 1, Chapter 3: 'More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold' (out now) Vol. 1, Chapter 4: 'Brief Lives' (out now) Vol. 1, Chapter 5: 'The Song of Orpheus' (out now) Vol. 1, Chapter 6: 'Family Blood' (out now) Vol. 2, Chapter 7: 'Time and Night' (out now) Vol. 2, Chapter 8: 'Fuel for the Fire' (out now) Vol. 2, Chapter 9: 'The Kindly Ones' (out now) Vol. 2, Chapter 10: 'Long Live the King' (out now) Vol. 2, Chapter 11: 'A Tale of Graceful Ends' (out now) Special Bonus Episode, Chapter 12: 'Death: The High Cost of Living' (out now) How to watch 'The Sandman' season 2 To watch season 2, you'll need Netflix, the same streaming service that was home to season 1. Netflix gives you a wide range of shows and movies, from "The Sandman" to "The Old Guard 2. Plus, you now get live events, including exclusive NFL livestreams. Plans start at $7.99 a month for the Standard with ads tier and go as high $24.99 a month for the Premium tier and its 4K Deal 'The Sandman' season 2 first impressions I was initially worried about "The Sandman" season 2. Based on the casting, it was clear that this season was going to cover more of the story across the same amount of episodes as season 1. I was concerned that the show would be weaker for it, trying to do too much with too little time. But the first episode proved me wrong, and as the season has gone on to the conclusion of its main storyline, I think the show essentially nailed it. The first three episodes are a bit disparate from the rest of the season in retrospect, but they also cover my favorite volume from Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" comics run, so I'm glad the show did it. Now though, I'm left with a bittersweet taste in my mouth. While the story is concluded, and we've reached the end of the initial comics run's source material (admittedly glossing over a fair amount of what was available), there are two characters I'd love to see get a spin-off show based on their chemistry in volume 2 of this second season. 'The Sandman' season 2 cast Here is the confirmed cast for "The Sandman" season 2: Tom Sturridge as Lord Morpheus/Dream, the ruler of the Dreaming and one of the Endless Adrian Lester as Destiny, one of the Endless and Dream's brother Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, one of the Endless and Dream's sister Barry Sloane as Destruction, fourth eldest of the Endless — also referred to as "The Prodigal" Mason Alexander Park as Desire, one of the Endless and Dream's sibling Donna Preston as Despair, one of the Endless and Desire's twin sister Esme Creed-Miles as Delirium, the youngest of the Endless Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, the librarian of the Dreaming Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, the ruler of Hell Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Dream's emissary Mark Hamill as Mervyn, Dream's jaded, pumpkin-headed, cigar-smoking janitor Steve Coogan as Barnabas, a talking dog who is Destruction's companion Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, a Nightmare created by Dream Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, a brilliant necromancer and successful occult adventuress for hire Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Rose Walker's protector in season 1, who has returned to the Dreaming Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain, the waking world's first murderer Asim Chaudhry as Abel, the waking world's first murder victim Umulisa Gahigaas Nada, a prehistoric African queen whom Dream loved and then sent to Hell Indya Moore as Wanda, a transgender woman and driver for an exclusive, high-end travel firm Ruairi O'Connor as Orpheus, the only son of Dream and Calliope Clive Russell as Odin, the All-Father of the Aesir Freddie Fox as Loki, the Norse god of mischief Laurence O'Fuarain as Thor, the son of Odin All-father Jack Gleeson as Puck, a mischievous hobgoblin and a prankster Ann Skelly as Nuala, a faerie diplomat and Cluracan's sister Douglas Booth as Cluracan, a faerie diplomat and Nuala's brother Vanesu Samunyai as Rose Walker, a gifted human who can break down the barrier between the Dreaming and the waking world Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall, Rose's best friend Clare Higgins as Mad Hettie, a seemingly immortal woman and close acquaintance of Dream Ferdinand Kingsley as Hob Gadling, a man to whom Dream granted immortality in 1389 Dinita Gohil, Nina Wadia, and Souad Faress as The Furies, three vengeance goddesses 'The Sandman' season 2 trailer Netflix unveiled a season 2 trailer back on June 17 to prepare us for the final season of "The Sandman." In the trailer, which you can watch below, we see Tom Sturridge back as Dream of the Endless, still being gloomy while trying to navigate his family of eternal elements. Oh, and the end of the world as we know it, since Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) isn't too happy after Dream got the better of them in season 1. 'The Sandman' season 2: What happened in season 1? Spoilers for 'The Sandman' season 1 follow "The Sandman" follows the tale of Morpheus, one of a powerful group of beings called the Endless. They are like Gods in that they are immortal and have powers unimaginable but they are meant to exist in concert with gods and men. Morpheus's purview is the realm known as the Dreaming, where he uses his tools and gifts to provide all creatures a place of escape during their slumbering hours. Season 1 of "The Sandman" largely followed the first two collections of Neil Gaiman's 75-issue run of "The Sandman" for DC Comics. The first collection is called Preludes and Nocturnes, which the TV show covers across the first six episodes of the season. This arc follows Morpheus/Dream (Tom Sturridge) as he recovers his tools following his kidnapping by Roderick Burgess (Charles Dance). This journey eventually leads Morpheus and his raven Matthew (Patton Oswalt) to Hell, where Morpheus faces off against Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) in a game of wits. Morpheus defeats Lucifer and recovers his helm but also earns the devil's ire — something that will most likely have consequences in season two. Upon his return to the mortal plane, Morpheus must contend with John Dee (David Thewlis), who is the son of Burgess and Ethel Cripps (Joely Richardson). Dee possesses Morpheus's ruby, which is an immensely powerful tool and he initially seems to destroy Morpheus with it. But instead, Dee makes a critical error and Morpheus defeats him, returning the power of the Dreaming solely into Morpheus's hands. The second collection is called The Doll's House and it begins with Rose Walker (Kyo Ra) and her friend Lyta Hall (Razane Jammal) traveling to London to visit Rose's unknowingly estranged grandmother, Unity Kincaid (Sandra James-Young). With Unity's blessing and money, Rose and Lyta go to Florida to search for her brother Jed (Eddie Karanja), who she has been separated from since their parents divorced. However, Rose is a Vortex, which means she can attract and manipulate dreams. Morpheus's siblings Desire (Mason Alexander Park) and Despair (Donna Preston) scheme to use Rose's status as a Vortex to eliminate Morpheus, as does the Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook, a nightmare created by Morpheus who becomes a real-life serial killer during Morpheus's captivity earlier in the season. In a further twist, the Corinthian has found Jed and is bringing him to a serial killer convention, where he has also lured Rose. Everything comes to a head at a serial killer convention, where the Corinthian is the keynote speaker. Morpheus confronts and unmakes the Corinthian with the assistance of Rose, who has reunited with Jed. Morpheus then sends the serial killer convention attendees away to think on their crimes and Rose and Jed escape. That same night, Rose confronts Morpheus in the Dreaming where she resolves to end her life to save the dreaming, as her status as Vortex puts its very existence in jeopardy. At the last second though, Unity Kincaid arrives to save her granddaughter, who it becomes apparent is also the grandchild of Desire. Morpheus concludes that this was all a plot to trick Morpheus into spilling the blood of a family member, as Rose is his grandniece through Desire. He then confronts Desire and warns them against future scheming — advice we are sure Desire will not heed. In addition to these two plot lines, there are a couple of other storylines covered in season one. In episode six 'The Sound of Her Wings' Morpheus follows his sister Death as she shepherds people from the mortal plane. They also meet Hob Gadling (Ferdinand Kingsley), a man who does not wish to die, which is a wish that Morpheus proceeds to grant. The other two storylines are contained within episode 11 and come from the third collection of "The Sandman", called Dream Country. 'Dream of a Thousand Cats' focuses on a Siamese cat (Sandra Oh), who tells the story of how she met Morpheus (in the guise of a cat) and how he revealed to her the way cats can retake this world. 'Calliope' follows the story of the writer Richard Madoc (Arthur Darvill), who makes a bargain to acquire the imprisoned muse Calliope (Melissanthi Mahut) to inspire his writing. Morpheus, Calliope's former partner, learns of this and proceeds to break Madoc's mind until Madoc frees Calliope. 'The Sandman' season 2 plot: What to expect Potential 'The Sandman' season 2 spoilers follow Editor's note: This plot speculation was locked before the release of season 2, episode 1 on July 3, and has not been updated to reflect events that have actually occurred in season 2. "The Sandman" is an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's run of "The Sandman" for DC Comics from January 1989 to March 1996. While we cannot guarantee what will be in the show, the source material already exists. So if you do not want to be spoiled for The Sandman season two turn back now. There's very little we know for certain, though some casting decisions and set photos have given credence to some rumors. However, we did get a bit of concrete news in "The Sandman" director Jamie Childs' October 2023 interview with Screen Rant. Childs directed four of "The Sandman" season 1's 11 episodes and says that they are officially back for season 2. He also says "We know what worked and didn't" and to expect a wide variety of genres from season 2. "We're doing Greek tragedy, and then we're doing cyberpunk, and we're doing contemporary drama, or we're doing cat and mouse chess stuff." It looks like there will be a bit of something for everyone. Since season one focused on the first two and a half collections, the reasonable expectation is that the second season will complete Dream Country and then also cover the fourth and fifth collections. These collections are called Season of Mists and A Game of You, respectively. Neil Gaiman has even confirmed some of this, telling Variety in an interview that at least part of season two will focus on Season of Mists. Gaiman seemingly doubled down on this plan, saying in an interview with RadioTimes that the second season would cover volumes three, four and five. "Our plans for the second season is the second two graphic novels, which technically, in this case, will be books four and five, with some bits of the short stories in book three scattered among some other stuff." Of course, now we have news that Netflix may not even call the next batch of "Sandman" episodes "season two" but for now we will proceed as though it were a second season given that Gaiman has discussed both Season of Mists and A Game of You as probable season two storylines. In true "The Sandman" fashion, these two volumes are largely disparate storylines. Season of Mists is truly epic and may ultimately become most viewers' favorite storyline in "The Sandman". It starts with Lucifer abdicating the rule of Hell and giving the keys to Morpheus, who then has to determine who will rule Hell. A swarm of gods from all over descends on the Dreaming and pleads their cases to Morpheus. We won't tell you who wins, but there's a fun Easter egg at the end for DC Comics fans. Season of Mists ends with Lucifer on a beach, retired from Hell, which is the start of the Lucifer comic book series that eventually became its own Netflix show. A Game of You brings back an unexpected character: Barbie. Barbie (Lily Travers) was a housemate of Rose Walker's in season one at a bed and breakfast they were both staying at in Florida. Barbie has a very particular dream that has her as the princess of a fantasy world joined by her fantastical creature and companion Martin Tenbones (Lenny Henry). In A Game of You, Barbie becomes ensnared in a plot by a villain called the Cuckoo, who crosses the dream world and real world to cause chaos in both. In an interview with Logo, Neil Gaiman seemingly confirmed that at least part of "The Sandman" season two will focus on the A Game of You storyline. This came about from questioning about the character Wanda, a transgender woman formerly known as Alvin Mann (I only mention her former name as it is likely both will be used in the show like they were in the comic run) who is Barbie's best friend. Gaiman has said, "It's going to be so much fun casting fabulous trans actors," in reference to Wanda. However, there's since been some suggestion that A Game of You is getting pushed further down the timeline. In its leak where What's on Netflix put forth a tentative start to filming in Summer 2023, it also suggested that A Game of You has been pushed back and instead, this new batch of episodes could focus partially on volume 7 of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" run: Brief Lives. This is partially based on the rumor that Netflix is looking to cast Destruction of the Endless, who first appears in Brief Lives. Destruction has already been mentioned briefly in season one of The "Sandman", though so far viewers only know of him as "The Prodigal." There's been further evidence to support the theory that Brief Lives will be the focus of this next batch of episodes. Photographs from the set of "The Sandman" in June 2023 show actor Ruairi O'Connor, resembling Orpheus — the son of Dream and Calliope — conversing with his father. Orpheus does not meet with Dream in the Gaiman comics run until Brief Lives, so there seems to be serious credibility to this rumor. Additionally, there are further casting rumors suggesting that Brief Lives will be part of the next batch of "Sandman" episodes. According to a late-October 2023, Redanian Intelligence article announced several new casting rumors, including Daphne Alexander as Bromie and Tafline Steen as Xantho, both members of the Maenad, a Greek religious order that murders Orpheus. Netflix, however, has yet to confirm any of these rumored casting announcements. Reportedly, Orpheus' involvement could also be related to an episode covering the "Sandman" comic issue "The Sandman" Special #1: The Song of Orpheus. This special issue tells the tale of Orpheus' wedding to the nymph Eurydice, and What's on Netflix says that Eurydice, Persephone and Hades have all been cast in an effort to bring this story to streaming. Charlotte Bate has reportedly been cast as a character named Talley (or Tally), an unknown character who is possibly a stand-in for Persephone. Another casting rumor that adds further confusion to what's coming next is that Wanda, who as we mentioned is a key part of A Game of You, is still expected to be cast for this next batch of episodes. However, she could now be replacing the character Ruby DeLonge in Brief Lives rather than immediately portraying her iconic A Game of You role. And Wanda may, in fact, be cast! In set photos from the Daily Mail, early filming has reportedly included Indya Moore. The transgender and non-binary actor is shown on set with Morpheus and it would make sense for them to be cast in the role of Wanda given that Gaiman wants to do the role justice and cast a trans actor. Moore is also of Afro-Caribbean ancestry, as is Ruby Delonge in the Gaiman comics. So if Moore is Wanda, the rumor that Wanda and Ruby and being combined into a single character becomes a lot more substantial. However, it should be noted that this is entirely my own speculation based on the evidence at hand, and by no means official. In a further casting wrinkle, there have also been some hints of "The Sandman" bringing back a fan favorite earlier than expected. Boyd Holbrook's The Corinthian was a massive success in season one, and the character was significantly more involved than in the comics. The Corinthian eventually is remade by Dream and becomes involved in later storylines, including the current run of "The Sandman" Universe: Nightmare Country by James Tynion IV. A recent interview with Entertainment Weekly gave some hints that Holbrook is interested in reprising his role in season two or season three — and he may get his wish. "I've been getting some information trickling down about that. I think we'll go back maybe in the summer [2023] to start doing some stuff, but I don't know when they'll call me, if it'll be season 2 or be season 3." So we may not stick firmly to the source material in future episodes of the show. Or at least, not the chronological order laid out by the comics. Regardless of which of those stories may be adapted, expect to see more of Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death in season 2. In an exclusive with Collider, Howell-Baptiste confirmed that she will be appearing in more episodes. It appears this is something that fans have been clamoring for, so it will be interesting to see how Gaiman and the showrunners integrate her more into the story. In addition to these possible storylines, season two should get an episode that contains the final two chapters from Dream Country. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' has William Shaxberd (Samuel Blenkin) and his troupe of actors performing the famous Shakespearean (or Shaxberdian in this world) play for a special audience. 'Facade' meanwhile, focuses on Element Girl struggling with her life after an unpleasant career as a superhero. It seems that 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will almost certainly be filmed at some point, as Netflix is reportedly casting King Auberon and Queen Titania of the Faeries. They appear in this specific storyline, so it would be odd for them to be cast and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' not to get at least part of an episode. These two stories are anthological in feel, lacking almost any connection to the other stories in "The Sandman" universe. That is why they will most likely get the same treatment that 'Dream of a Thousand Cats' and 'Calliope' received in season one.
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After a bout with COVID, Josh Gad says he'll perform Sunday in 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
It felt like 2022 all over again when Josh Gad took to Instagram to express his heartbreak about contracting a "virus known as COVID" and announce his decision to pull out of playing King Herod in the highly anticipated production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood Bowl, which staged its first night of a three-night run Friday. Gad hinted that maybe — if he tested negative — the situation might change. The following day, however, John Stamos announced on social media that his weekend "just got biblical" and that he was stepping in for Gad in the show. On Friday, things got extra dramatic when Gad said that he had tested negative. Fans on his social media clamored to know what that might mean, but he stayed mum until Saturday when he posted a photo of himself in an elaborate gold lamé costume with the words, "See you all Sunday night." A rep for the Los Angeles Philharmonic said that final confirmation that Gad will step onto stage won't come until noon Sunday. Stamos appeared onstage as Herod on Friday night, bringing some comic relief to an electric, deeply emotional show. After one of star Cynthia Erivo's solos, the audience clapped so loud, long and reverently, that tears came to the singer's eyes — which only caused the crowd to cheer harder. The moment of symbiotic love lasted for at least 3 minutes, maybe more. The Bowl was packed with marquee names, including former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Jim Carrey and Ted Neely (who played Jesus in the 1973 film adaptation of the musical). Erivo brought composer Andrew Lloyd Webber onto the stage as a special guest during curtain call. Still, Gad fans were many — you could tell because they held Olaf dolls and wore Olaf jewelry — and they could be heard expressing their sorrow at the absence of Gad in the crush of the crowd after the show. Gad's addition to the cast, which included Erivo as Jesus, Adam Lambert as Judas and Phillipa Soo as Mary Magdalene, was hailed by fans; and in an interview with The Times during rehearsal, Gad spoke about being beyond excited to perform at the Bowl for the very first time with a stellar cast that he called the Avengers of musical theater. "I've wanted to play the Hollywood Bowl forever," said Gad. "But I never thought I was good enough to play the Hollywood Bowl," he added with a self-deprecating smile Even though the role of King Herod entails a single song — a kind of comic interlude that Gad likened to the part of King George in "Hamilton" — Gad showed up at as many rehearsals as possible before he came down with COVID. He just liked sitting on the sidelines, soaking up the scene and the incredible talent on display, he said. At a Saturday rehearsal before the show, he filmed numbers on phones for various cast members and cheered his heart out. His sense of excitement was palpable. Now he'll get one night to give "King Herod's Song" his all. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
