Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. Sep 24, 2019 doctor sleep joins danny as a middleaged man working in a hospice, and let me tell you, i adore danny. Indiewire first broke the news that mcgregor officially signed on for the role of danny torrence in doctor sleep, which shows what happens to an older danny and his mother after his father jack jack nicholson goes mad in the shining. In an interview with collider, romanek explained that doctor sleeps lukewarm reception is one of the main reasons the the shining prequel hasnt managed to get greenlit. Near the end of the novel, jack torrance tells his son that he loves him, and then he.
Its read by sissy spacek, who played carrie in the 1976 film adaptation. 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. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. May 10, 2012 way back in november of 2009 we got word that stephen king was working on a sequel novel to the shining, the book on which the classic stanley kubrick horror film of the same name is based. And then i said, well, let me tell you how i would approach it. Jun, 2019 return to stephen kings the shining with ewan mcgregor as danny in doctor sleep. Doctor sleep first reactions say the shining sequel is. A sequel to the shining is currently in development. Okay, its two words and an initial, but you get the idea. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
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. So this guy has obviously not read the doctor sleep book. 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 is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Our reading schedule for the july reading of carrie. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. Former walking dead showrunner glen mazzara recently turned in his. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining sequel. Doctor sleep joins danny as a middleaged man working in a hospice, and let me tell you, i adore danny. His character was one you believe in with your whole heart, you can see that he is the boy you met in the shining all grown up now. Flanagan is a huge fan of king, and wanted to make sure he faithfully adapted kings sequel to his hit novel the shining.
Dec 09, 2011 2009s vampire tale let the right one in, an adaptation of the novel by john ajvide lindqvist, was the polar opposite of the current vampire craze, a quiet, atmospheric and beautifully. Buy let the right one in film tiein ed by john ajvide lindqvist, ebba segerberg isbn. If you enjoyed this article, please consider signing up for my mailing list. Doctor sleep first reactions praise the shining sequel.
In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. Feb 04, 20 stephen king is plotting a return to balls to the wall scary in his upcoming sequel to the shining, doctor sleep. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Inevitably doctor sleep, like most of king books, has been optioned and is to be made into a.
The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Doctor sleep sequel to the shining trailers neogaf. Oct 25, 2019 the film is an adaptation of kings 20 novel of the same name, which serves as a sequel to the shining, here following grownup danny ewan mcgregor in his attempts to build a normal. Nov 06, 2019 because he managed to take my novel of doctor sleep, the sequel, and somehow weld it seamlessly to the kubrick version of the shining, the movie. Mar 11, 2018 the shining, one of stephen kings most beloved and iconic novels, which was also adapted into a film by stanley kubrick, follows the torrance family trapped in a luxury hotel, rife with malevolent spirits and evil forces seeking to destroy a psychically gifted danny torrance, his mother, and alcoholic father.
Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most. Inevitably doctor sleep, like most of king books, has been optioned and is to be made into a film and is. Any time i said sequel to the shining in my own head, i panicked a little bit. Lets talk about the ending of mike flanagans doctor sleep movie, and. Nov 07, 2019 director mike flanagan and stars ewan mcgregor and rebecca ferguson talk about the pressures of following up the shining with doctor sleep and how the new film pays tribute. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in. You wont receive emails from me often, but when you do, itll include only work that im most proud of. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. Ive been listening to the audio version of stephen kings carrie. Mike flanagan the haunting of hill house, geralds game has released a film that serves, somehow, as a followup to both the book and movie versions of the shining. 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. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Nov 04, 2019 a decent sequel dont talk to me about the rage. Jul 18, 2014 variety reports the never let me go and one hour photo director is in talks to be at the helm of the overlook hotel, the prequel to the shining being set up at warner bros.
King has said that he wrote a sequel to the shining because, over the years, i would find myself calculating danny torrances age, and wondering where he was. Jul 18, 2014 mark romanek is in negotiations to helm warner bros. King cowrote the bestselling novel sleeping beauties with his son owen king, and many of kings books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including the shawshank redemption, geralds game and it. Stephen king says shining sequel is real creepy scary stuff. The shining sequel will include parts of stephen kings novel that. That tugofwar, for me, was the blueprint of what the movie could be.
Tomas alfredson hasnt seen let me in yet but has no. Nov 05, 2019 mike flanagan explains how he convinced stephen king that the doctor sleep movie should be a sequel to both kubricks the shining movie and kings original novel. Oct 31, 2019 mike flanagan the haunting of hill house, geralds game has released a film that serves, somehow, as a followup to both the book and movie versions of the shining. King was the recipient of americas prestigious 2014 national medal of arts and the 2003 national book foundation medal for. Let me try to sum up doctor sleep as simply and sanely as possible. Sep 11, 20 its impossible to talk about the shining, the book, without also talking about the shining, the movie. 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. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks the. Romanek talks abandoned shining prequel dark horizons. Doctor sleep trailer shining sequel reaction youtube. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. It should be noted that doctor sleep is a sequel to the book version of the shining, not the movie version, which has a number of notable differences. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot.
It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. The film is an adaptation of kings 20 novel of the same name, which serves as a sequel to the shining, here following grownup danny ewan mcgregor. The film will adapt kings 20 novel, which follows danny. How doctor sleep reconciles stephen king and stanley. Stephen king book club july reading schedule carrie stephenking book club. Dan telepathically contacts abra, who lets him possess her, and manipulates crow into crashing his car, killing him. Never let me go director mark romanek gets the shining. Stephen king, doctor sleep sequel to the shining doctor. Doctor sleep mike flanagan and the shining sequel movies. Several years ago filmmaker mark romanek never let me go, one hour photo came up with the overlook hotel, a proposed prequel to the shining. Doctor sleep, however, will likely be his most highprofile project to date, considering the huge and enduring popularity of the shining. When i was a kid, my parents let me stay up late and watch horror movies with them. Stephen kings 20 novel, doctor sleep, which became a bestseller upon release was the sequel to his book the shining which in turn was adapted by stanley kubrick into his modern horror masterpiece. Stephen king nervous about reaction to shining sequel bbc news.
Comment below and let me know and if you enjoyed this video then please like it and subscribe to the channel. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. The 1977 novel the shining, set in the haunted overlook hotel and following the. Rebecca ferguson joining ewan mcgregor in the shining sequel.
Over two years ago, stephen king announced that he would embark on a sequel to his 1977 horror masterpiece the shining as well as write a new book in his previouslythought completed dark tower. So i preferred very much to look at it as a descendent to the shining rather than a sequel, he explains. The film adaptation of stephen kings novel doctor sleep had a unique problem before cameras could roll. You are faced with that comparison and that has got to make you. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Kathryn schulz on doctor sleep, stephen kings the shining. Jun, 2018 ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros.
First doctor sleep reactions tease a worthy sequel to the. Ewan mcgregor cast in the shining sequel david dunn. Jun 15, 2018 now hes being tapped to play the lead in the upcoming sequel to stephen kings horror saga, the shining. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on. Us author stephen king admits he is nervous about the reaction to his forthcoming. Why the overlook hotel prequel movie never happened.
Trailer for the shining sequel will give you chills. 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. We were working on another film when the book was published, and i had. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. 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. Stephen king says shining sequel is real creepy scary. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Jul 18, 2014 mark romanek, the director of never let me go and the unnerving robin williams thriller one hour photo, is in negotiations to direct overlook hotel, warner bros prequel to stanley kubricks 1980. The dark tower book must have taken precedence, because he later told fans they shouldnt hold their collective breath for the shining sequel, tentatively titled dr. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. Warner brothers has released the trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the 1980 thriller the shining. I mean, its basically a love letter to alcoholics anonymous, but it worked for me, as a book.
Apr 21, 2020 mark romanek, director of never let me go, was set to direct the overlook hotel, and in fact already had the script written when doctor sleep released. Doctor sleep is a loving homage to the shining the atlantic. Doctor sleep trailer explained everything you missed from the. 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.
Chances are, the majority of people have seen kubricks film or at least parts of it, but havent read the book. When king wrote a shining sequel, doctor sleep, a few years back, he. A lot of people who got scared to death by the shining, theyll come up to me and say, i read that book when i was at camp when i was 12, or i read that when i was in high school at 15. Overlook hotel, a prequel to the stanley kubrick classic the shining. Aug 24, 2019 what is your favourite version of the shining. In short, both the doctor sleep book and film bring us back into the world of. Never let me go director to helm the shining prequel. And is there a moviebased on a book that you are curious about how it got made. His psychic abilities, long suppressed by his drinking, reemerge and allow him to provide comfort to dying patients. Kings book picks up with a middleaged danny torrance.