Bbc arts editor, will gompertz, delves into doctor sleeps inception, stephens early career, and how the shining will inevitably be compared to doctor sleep. Ewan mcgregor will play jack nicholsons screen son, a nowgrown danny torrance, in doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining adapted from stephen kings book of the same name. Published in 2009, doctor sleep is the sequel to kings seminal horror novel the shining, which was published in 1977. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. In 20, king released his book sequel to the shining. Like the book, it sets out to reclaim power from the horrors that seemed vast and undefeatable in the shining. Well at the end of the film the overlook doesnt burn down unlike the book. The shining is an upcoming american horror film based on the stephen king novel of the same. This book was all that i hoped it would be and more. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020. I am legend writer akiva goldsman is attached to pen the script, based on stephen kings followup book, dr. Its not just one of the best horror films ever made, its hands down of the best films ever made period. Ewan mcgregor to star in the shining sequel doctor sleep.
Last year saw the release of doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings novel that served as a sequel to the fanfavorite the shining which allowed director mike flanagan the ability to meld his. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining movie and stephen kings book. Bastian balthazar bux discovers a parallel world in a book. Doctor sleep sounds like a new medically spurious talk show produced by oprah, but its actually an upcoming movie based on the stephen king novel of the same name, which is a sequel to the shining.
Salems lot reboot will be directed by annabelle comes home filmmaker and. The actor who played the child, dan lloyd, is now living in louisville. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the events of the original and combines elements of the 1977 novel as well. Kings the shining was famously adapted into the 1980 feature directed by stanley kubrick and starring jack nicholson. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. But how do you adapt this particular book into a movie when the classic movie based. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. The sequel to the shining finally has a release date. Stephen king sets release date for sequel to the shining. Titled outlook, the new horrorthriller show will explore untold stories of the titular overlook hotel, the primary setting of the shining and its sequel, doctor sleep. Ewan mcgregor plays the adult danny torrance in this sequel to the shining. Although stephen kings source material is strong, engaging and even creepy at times, along with mike flanagans visual flair for the gothic and grim, it buckles under the heavy halfassed attempts to bring back characters and certain locations from the shining. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan explains how its a sequel to both the shining universes crafted by stephen king and stanley kubrick.
It would be so epic if the shining was remade more better then the other remake in 1997. The plan all along was to cleave kings 1,000plus page novel in half, separating the story of the kids in the losers club from the parallel tale of their adult selves, returning to the town of. The shining sequel doctor sleep lands i am legend writer. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date.
In kings 20 doctor sleep novel, jack plays a crucial role in the storys climax. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king. Allnew shining time station is an all new upcoming americanbritish live actioncgi television series reboot sequel for the original shining time station, beginning on january 2019. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. Stephen kings doctor sleep official teaser trailer hd. The director behind one hour photo and never let me go is a filmmaker with a vision, and according to the producer of the overlook hotel, the shining prequel will only move forward with romanek if. Jack torrance attacked his wife and son with a roque mallet and not an axe in the book. As he immerses himself in the story, his life becomes intertwined with the plot, in which a hero in the land of fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. A sequel to the shining is getting made based on the book dr. Whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever.
With warner bros shining sequel, doctor sleep, being fasttracked into production, the studios now handed the project a release date. The film will be an adaptation of the king novel which is a sequel to his 1977 horror novel the shining. He was also involved in a tv miniseries based on the same book, starring steven weber and. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. I am legend writer to take on the overlook hotel in the. Allnew shining time station 2019 sequel reboot movie.
Mike flanagan to helm stephen kings the shining sequel. Uk has posted an interview and video with stephen discussing doctor sleep and other topics. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. Sleep 20 by stephen king deadline is reporting that the film is being rushed into production with geralds game mike flanagan scheduled to direct the story continues decades after the events of the overlook hotel in which a young danny torrance was terrorized by his possessed alcoholic father. After the outsized grosses on the stephen king novel adaptation it, warner bros has put it sequel to kings the shining on the fast track. While the project is currently being billed as paranormal activity 7, its unclear if this new film will be a sequel, prequel, or reboot of the premise. The shining spinoff series in the pipeline for jj abrams. Years on from the terrifying events of the shining, dr.
Stephen king has a lot of adaptations of his books, but many of those. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Mike flanagan confirms his the shining sequel doctor sleep will acknolwedge stanely kubricks adaptation, despite differences between book and film. Set several years after jack torrance was driven to madness at the overlook hotel, the book follows his psychic son danny as an adult as he comes up against a nefarious group who feed off the energy of kids who share the same psychic powers as he does. Stephen king revealed the release date for his novel doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining, will be sept. But my problems with this book are actually quite the same as the previous book and i did think that it was a really weak ending. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january. Mike flanagans highlyanticipated sequel to the shining, doctor sleep was pimped today at cinemacon. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in. Its been a long while ago that i read the shining but it didnt matter, things come back to you, and i didnt even really need to read the shining to get this book. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. Early predictions for the shining sequel, doctor sleep.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. James vanderbilt says the shining prequel the overlook hotel is completely its own film. Ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. A hard reboot is when you clear the slate of any previous continuity within a given series, then start over from the very beginning.
No hedge maze in book but there are topiary animals which come to life. Stephen kings shining sequel, firestarter reboot land female. The shining sequel doctor sleep will acknowledge kubricks. Doctor sleep is a cover band sequel to the shining. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets director mike. Nonetheless, im really excited, flanagan is a fantastic director and this movie will be awesome, but it wont be a movie sequel. Oscarwinner akiva goldsman i am legend is adapting stephen kings the shining novel sequel, doctor sleep, for the big screen.
With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author, stephen king, one has to wonder if the film adaptation of its. Doctor sleep serves as sequel to kubricks shining, not kings. The success of it has made king properties big ticket items and flanagan already had success adapting the authors book geralds game for netflix. There are many examples of hard reboots in film during the late 2000s and th. Doctor sleep is probably the most perplexing hollywood remakerebootsequel of the year. The reason any of this matters is that, while king published doctor sleep in 20 as a sequel to his novel of the shining, writerdirector mike. Jack torrances little boy danny was last seen recuperating in maine after escaping the insane evil of the overlook hotel, but stephen king is now.
James vanderbilt says the shining prequel the overlook. The shining prequel is completely its own film collider. New paranormal activity movie gets 2021 release date. Mike flanagan has been tapped to direct the film adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining, thewrap has learned. Godzilla 2 gets pushed back, shining sequel gets a. Doctor sleep official teaser trailer the shining sequel. How will the shining sequel handle the books wtf ending. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. Resurrected supersoldiers find love in exciting adventure. Is this movie a sequel to kings novel or kubricks film.
Doctor sleep is the sequel to kings classic horror, the shining, set 40. Doctor sleep the movie is a different animal from the. Danny returns to the overlook hotel the film trailer ended with. Warner bros revealed a new behindthescenes reel, along with a first look at some footage, of the ewan mcgregorstarrer. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen kings book. Live cast members reprising their parts, except for dan, ginny and midge, whos actor and actresses passed away.
Surprisingly, when the trailer was released last week, we learned that the movie isnt just an adaptation of kings book, but also a followup to kubricks iconic movie, despite the fact that king. The first trailer for doctor sleep, the film adaptation of stephen kings followup to the shining, dropped thursday the sinister magic continues long after jack torrance. Abandoned the shining prequel compared to the revenant by. New orleans study group tv series a haunted house 3. Then, more recently, filmmaker mike flanagan finally adapted doctor sleep for the big screen in a film that not only retells the events in the book, but acts as a sequel to stanley kubrick s iconic. From director mike flanagan, doctor sleep, is a feature film adaptation of the 20 book by stephen king, a sequel to his third novel the shining from 1977. The sequel to the shining will be out in 2020 esquire. The book is a sequel to kings widely successful the shining and follows its protagonist as a now grown man who has been haunted by the inhabitants of the overlook hotel ever since that. Sleep follows jack torrances son danny as he enters middle age struggling with rage, alcoholism and his psychic abilities. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining. Just a month after horror filmmaker mike flanagan spoke about wanting to adapt stephen kings sequel to the shining into a feature film, hes been hired to do just that. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. He gets danny alone and explains to him that they share a psychic power referred to as the shining.
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