The film is based on kings literary sequel to the shining and picks up with an adult danny torrance ewan mcgregor, a struggling alcoholic whose shining abilities return after he tries. It is scheduled to be released on january 24, 2020, the internet movie database wrote. 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. The shining sequel will include parts of stephen kings novel that. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. This book followed the character of danny torrance, the boy blessedcursed with the shining, as he continues to wrestle with the ghosts that haunted him at the overlook hotel. Jun, 2018 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. Bbc arts editor, will gompertz, delves into doctor sleeps inception, stephens early career, and how the shining will inevitably be compared to doctor sleep. Sequel filmed to the shining follows danny as a troubled. I was thinking, god, the genius of stanley kubrick and the shining. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie duration.
Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. Although most of his books exist in a shared universe the shinings dick hallorann appears briefly in it, just to name one example its one of the few direct sequels hes written in his career. Kings sequel, doctor sleep, naturally follows from his original novel, but mike flanagan, who wrote and directed the new screen version, has the unusual task of fashioning a movie that fits.
Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets release date. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. When we first see little danny torrance in doctor sleep, a crafty and curiously moving sequel to the shining, he is riding his tricycle once. Mar 12, 2020 the shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center. Is the sequel to the shining a scary novel answers. While the film doctor sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 20 sequel novel, director mike flanagan said doctor sleep still acknowledges kubricks the shining in some way. Stephen kings doctor sleep official teaser trailer hd. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. How stanley kubrick made the elevators bleed in the shining the return of redrum. We were working on another film when the book was published, and i had gone to trevor and said, stephen king wrote a sequel to the shining.
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 plotting a sequel to the shining which would age. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. I love this is a sequel to the shining and in the beginning of the book it goes into some things from when danny was young. Ewan mcgregor and rebecca ferguson have joined the cast, which will take viewers into the life of danny torrence long after his time at the. During a visit to the set, director mike flanagan explained how it manages to be both. The shining sequel doctor sleep will acknowledge kubricks. Now i read the book and while i enjoyed it for the most part, i found parts of it underwhelming. Dan moves to new hampshire, where he gets a job at a. Oct 17, 20 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. When stephen king published doctor sleep in 20, it felt inevitable that the book, a sequel to his beloved 1977 horror novel the shining, would get a movie adaptation one day. Jun, 2019 doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining movie and stephen kings book. The shining was written in 1977 and immediately became a best seller. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. 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 sequel to the shining finally has a release date. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of suspense stephen king, the bestselling american horror writer, announced today that he will publish a sequel to one of his most. So when it came time to adapt doctor sleep, stephen kings sequel novel to the shining, for the big screen, director mike flanagan saw a. The shining novel and film work best as separate pieces, and each ending has a different meaning. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center. The book describes what happens when he hits bottom, inadvertently. 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. Flanagan has done an amazing job adapting the book from stephen king and giving lovers of the kubrick film adaptation of the shining 1980 a cinematic sequel. Mike flanagan confirms his the shining sequel doctor sleep will acknolwedge stanely kubricks adaptation, despite differences between book and film. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is an ambitious homage to the movie and the book. When writing doctor sleep, stephen king had to be reminded of things from the shining hed forgotten. Back in 2014, variety reported warner bros were busy making a sequel to the shining, with director mark romanek in talks to helm the movie. Dans invisible friend, still lingers in the new book, as evidenced by the word redrum scrawled on its back.
The film adaptation of stephen kings novel doctor sleep had a. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. Ewan mcgregor and rebecca ferguson have joined the cast, which will take viewers into the life of danny torrence long after his time at the overlook hotel, according to variety. Uk has posted an interview and video with stephen discussing doctor sleep and other topics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman theres a lot of bad news here. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen kings book. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Doctor sleep is the shining sequel refresh the story. A novel the shining book 2 and millions of other books are. Young psychic danny torrance has become a middleaged alcoholic he now goes by dan, bearing his powers and his guilt as equal burdens. Before doctor sleep was a critically acclaimed movie, it was a book by stephen king, and heres why the legendary author decided to write it. Its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining movie and stephen kings book. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. Iconic horror author king joyland picks up the narrative threads of the shining many years on. Jun, 2019 after nearly 40 years of dissecting and debating the shining, stanley kubricks 1980 horror classic starring jack nicholson and based on the book by stephen king, were finally about to get its. Kings sequel, doctor sleep, naturally follows from his original novel, but mike flanagan, who wrote and directed the new screen version, has the.
Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. The film, a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining, opens with a series of short curtain raisers, including. 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. Ewan mcgregor to star in the shining sequel doctor sleep.
How will the shining sequel handle the books wtf ending. Doctor sleep is a sequel to both stanley kubricks the shining and. The author explores the origins of the shining and its sequel doctor sleep. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick. The bigscreen adaptation of doctor sleep, stephen kings 20 novel sequel to the shining, is out november 8. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. Come and play with us, danny for ever, and ever, and ever. Mar 30, 2020 one of the best horror movies in history is the shining the glow. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Theres a second wrinkle in that equation that needs to be addressed.
See the first trailer for doctor sleep, the longawaited sequel to the. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan explains how its a sequel to both the shining universes crafted by stephen king and stanley kubrick. Stanley kubricks the shining is one of many horror fans favorite stephen king adaptations, which makes the upcoming sequel adaptation, doctor sleep, a. Sep 16, 20 in doctor sleep stephen king offers a 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. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. Doctor sleep novel doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. A sequel to the shining is currently in development.
Sep 22, 20 doctor sleep picks up the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers from stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. The shining sequel doctor sleep release date moved forward. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. However, he decides to clean up his act and start over in the book, at least. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling novel the shining. The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup. King famously hated kubricks film, which was a lot more interested in ghosts than in alcoholism, so when he decided to write a sequel to the shining, he naturally returned to his book s. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. Trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. Oct 31, 2019 we were working on another film when the book was published, and i had gone to trevor and said, stephen king wrote a sequel to the shining. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost.
The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and later followed by a sequel, doctor sleep, published in 20. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. Dec 06, 2018 ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance in warner bros. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. The film was to be based on a prologue which king wrote. The scariest part of the shining isnt what you think duration. Its unknown if it will address specific details from the ending of the first film or if it will just casually reference them, but it. The novel sequel to the book twilight is called new mooon, and was released on the 6th of september, 2006. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Sep 05, 2019 with the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. Doctor sleep is a sequel to both stanley kubricks the shining and stephen kings original novel set visit posted on thursday, september 5th, 2019 by jacob hall. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020.
How the doctor sleep movie compares to the novel by stephen king. After 39 years, we finally know what happened to danny torrance after leaving the overlook hotel, thanks to the sequel of this history, doctor sleep doctor sleepalready premiered in mexico. The aforementioned sequel, doctor sleep, got a cinematic adaptation that serves as both a sequel to the shining novel and kubricks film, in a way. The film, a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining, opens with a series of short curtain raisers, including a flashback to the colorado.
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. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double. Mike flanagan explains how his new film is partstanley kubrick, partstephen king and how that was even allowed. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in. Jun, 2018 ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released.
Jun, 2019 the scariest part of the shining isnt what you think duration. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film. Mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is. How doctor sleep reconciles stephen king and stanley. Ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. The shining centers on the life of jack torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the offseason caretaker of the historic overlook hotel in the colorado rockies. Doctor sleep 2019 film doctor sleep is an upcoming american horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, which is a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. A lucky break gets him a job in a hospice in a small new england town.
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