After Joseph Gordon-Levitt announced his exit in the production of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman," a new writer Eric Heisserer is hired by New Line Cinema to bring the comic adaptation to life. Heisserer, a seasoned horror writer is now the main man to bring the story of Morpheus, the god of Dreams into the big screen.

Hollywood Reporter wrote that Heisserer is a credible writer in the field of horror and some of his best works include "A Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Thing" and "Final Destination 5." Aside from this caliber of movies in his name, Heisserer also is the key man in making the script for "The Conjuring 2" as well as producing and writing for the film "Lights Out."

The departure of the "Dark Knight Rises" actor was clearly unexpected. Gordon-Levitt posted a message on his Facebook account to deliver the message of his intent to exit as the film's director/ actor.

"Recently, as you also might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, the sorta 'ownership' (for lack of a better term) of the Sandman material changed hands when Warner Brothers shifted the entire catalogue of Vertigo comics (an imprint of DC) to their subsidiary, New Line," he said as reported by Gamespot.

"And a few months ago, I came to realize that the folks at New Line and I just don't see eye to eye on what makes Sandman special, and what a film adaptation could/should be. So unfortunately, I decided to remove myself from the project. I wish nothing but the best for the team moving forward." 

Meanwhile, the author of the 75-issue DC/Vertigo comic "Sandman," Neil Gaiman also expressed his sentiments over Gordon-Levitt's exit from the film. Gaiman who started making "Sandman" in 1989 paved way for the comics to be recognized in greater lengths.

"For the record, my respect for [Joseph Gordon-Levitt], is undiminished," the Comics author Neil Gaiman wrote from EW. "Getting to know him was the best bit of the last round. He's special."