The CW Channel Orders Pilot for DC/Vertigo Comic series iZombie

News out of 'Variety'
DC Comics Vertigo series iZombie was announced as being in development back in November, Variety reports that The CW has ordered a pilot episode of "iZombie," based on the series created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred.

"Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero will executive produce the series which sees a med student-turned-zombie working in a coroner's office. In order to maintain her humanity she'll be forced to dine on the brains of the deceased, but in doing so she will absorb their memories and use it to solve their murders, among other crimes.

It's unclear if the series will go head on into the supernatural territories of the source material which saw the main character Gwen partner up with a ghost, a mummy, a were-dog, and a group of vampires, but there's still time to include them in the

Confirmed: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Direct and Star in Neil Gaiman's Sandman

Following rumors of his involvement with the project as an actor last month, Deadline is reporting Joseph Gordon-Levitt is negotiating with Warner Bros. not only to star in a big screen take on Neil Gaiman's Sandman, but is planning to direct as well. David Goyer will provide the screenplay.

 Sandman, which launched DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, ran for 75 issues beginning in 1989. Gaiman's worlds-within-worlds weaved an episodic anthology, focusing on the allegorical character of Dream and his brothers and sisters, known as the Endless (Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny).

Gordon-Levitt made his directorial debut earlier this year with Don Jon. The film, which he also wrote and headlines, also stars Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza and Brie Larson.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm incredibly honored to be working with David Goyer, Warner Bros, and @neilhimself on SANDMAN. #Prelude"

 The use of the "Prelude" hashtag is of some interest as it suggests that Goyer's script might focus on the series' first collection, "Preludes and Nocturnes," which detail the earthly imprisonment of Dream, his escape and his reclamation of various objects of power

 

Here is the news from his twitter account

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt        ✔ @hitRECordJoe Follow

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm incredibly honored to be working with David Goyer, Warner Bros, and @neilhimself on SANDMAN. #Prelude

8:51 PM - 16 Dec 2013

Dc Comics (Vertigo) Adaption of the comic Sleeper, Ben Affleck & Matt Damon in talks

Title says it all

Warner Bros is looking at bringing the Dc Comics/Vertigo comic book Sleeper to a theater near you, it looks as if Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have signed on to produce the film.
Sleeper had been tossed around the studio for some time and had Sam Raimi attached to direct and Tom Cruise to star as the title character.
 Writers Shawn Ryan ("The Shield") and David Wiener ("The Killing") will take on the duties of adapting the story onto the big screen.