part of playing at that level of media is talking up the product, if he didn't say these things people's jobs and livelihoods would be effected, and essentially he would probably end up the next Alan Moore and there would less money coming in. So I expect he says the things that would alleviate people's fears, assuming he thinks it is not a total shit show, and then hopefully more than half of the people who see it will think that was good and that's good enough.

all that said I like to imagine Neil Gaiman asked why he finally adapted The Sandman would snort like Frito in Idiocracy and reply I like money.