Classic shining paired with new sequel in chilling double. Jan 26, 2018 a sequel to the shining is getting made based on the book dr. The shining novel and film work best as separate pieces, and each ending has a different meaning. Jun, 2018 ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. Years following the events of the shining, 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. See the complete the shining series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. In a new interview with enterainment weekly, writerdirector flanagan confirms that, somehow, doctor sleep is a sequel to both kubricks the shining and kings novel. Just six years later, that tale is getting the cinematic treatment under the direction of mike. 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. Its one of hollywoods most famous splits in opinion. 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. But as a lifelong stephen king fan, i also adored the book. 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.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. 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. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining. Oct 04, 2019 in 20, stephen king published doctor sleep, the direct sequel to his beloved 1977 novel the shining. The shining had such resonance in part because of kubricks film, which king disliked that one returns to the characters with a sense. Thats why jack torrance was hired to be the livein caretaker. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining.
The author explores the origins of the shining and its sequel doctor sleep this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Mike flanagan explains how his new film is partstanley kubrick, partstephen king and how that was even allowed. 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. But in the kubrick film, the overlook didnt burn down. The b ook 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.
Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. Well spend some more time in the overlook hotel even though its not in the book that much. From then until this summer, i did not read a single book that could be classified as horror. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. The shining getting a sequel based on kings book ihorror. The book is a sequel to the stephen king horror classic.
Now, doctor sleep which was published in 20, continues its journey from or finds its roots in the 1977 masterpiece. So doctor sleep has its own vivid frightscape, one thats not too derivative of the shining. 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. 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 appearance of the follow up offers a perfect justification for stepping through those batwing doors for the first time. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets release date disney meets horror movies in hilarious mashup art horror fans get in heated debates over. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. A spookyashell tribute to stanley kubrick and stephen king. 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. Mike flanagan did a really nice job adapting stephen kings followup book, he said. This adaptation balances stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks iconic film beautifully. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller.
Stanley kubrick turns stephen kings the shining into a horror masterpiece, but king himself hates it. Shining mike flanagan inszeniert horror sequel doctor sleep. The film, a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining, opens with a series of short curtain raisers, including a flashback to the colorado. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020. Doctor sleep stephen king stanley kubrick rivalry mike. During a visit to the set, director mike flanagan explained how it manages to be both. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. Geralds game director wants to make the shining sequel. Ewan mcgregor to star in the shining sequel doctor sleep.
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. The book was published by doubleday in january 28, 1977. 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. 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. Apr 04, 2016 stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen.
Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman theres a lot of bad news here. Ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance in warner bros. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. The other real difference is at the end of my book the hotel blows up, and at the.
Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the seque l to his 1977 nove l the shini ng. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. One book that did finally get a sequel from king was the shining, although it was a very different story than its progenitor, and took place decades later. In the book spoilers incoming, seriously danny returns to the site where the overlook formerly stood and pals around with the ghost of his dad, jack torrance. 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 king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. Jul 25, 2014 it has been 33 years since actor jack nicholson terrified audiences in the shining, but we may get a second chance to see his son, little danny, on the big screen again. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. In 20, stephen king published doctor sleep, the direct sequel to his beloved 1977 novel the shining. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. 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. A lucky break gets him a job in a hospice in a small new england town. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed. Sep 11, 2019 the shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup, doctor sleep, which was published in 20.
The shining, published in 1977, was stephen king s third published novel and the one that helped establish his name in the horror genre. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep needed. Although technically a sequel to the shining published in 1977 and probably stephen kings scariest and best book step to me, it fans, this book should not be approached as such, because in reality the two novels have very little in common besides the central characters. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master. Is jack nicholson in doctor sleep the trailer arrived a while back, teasing ewan mcgregor as danny torrance, played in the shining as a child by danny lloyd.
Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining. A sequel to the shining is coming out 39 years later. Theres a second wrinkle in that equation that needs to be addressed. Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. The reason the shining is a horror movie and not a nudityfilled ski resort comedy is that the overlook hotel is closed during the wintertime. The shining is the third book published by stephen king. 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. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. 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. How will the shining sequel handle the books wtf ending. Geralds game director mike flanagan wants to take on more stephen king adaptations, and would really like to make the shining sequel doctor sleep. Sequels that disregarded key scenes from the original movies. Doctor sleep picks up the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers from stephen kings 1977 novel the shining.
Dec 31, 2019 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. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. As for gordon, his appreciation of the shining has certainly grown from that first viewing almost 40 years ago. 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. And its scary enough to match the first book, though not better or scarier. The sequel to the shining finally has a release date. The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double billing. The shining has a sequel april 25th, 2019 we are in the middle of a renaissance of stephen king adaptations at the multiplex. 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. The shining centers on jack torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic. Oct 28, 2018 stanley kubricks the shining is widely considered to be among the best bigscreen adaptations of a stephen king storyand with good reason. Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction.
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. Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king. Stephen king, the bestselling american horror writer, announced today that he will publish a sequel to one of his most popular novels, the. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. The shining sequel doctor sleep succeeds under the influence of both king and kubrick. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center. Its film adaption had the intriguing task of replicating the book, while at the same time being the sequel to the shining, the film, given that is how it was billed in the media. Audiences have flocked to the recent reimagining of pet sematary, while fans of it are giddy about the return of pennywise the clown in septembers anticipated it. It is scheduled to be released on january 24, 2020, the internet movie database wrote. An incredibly prolific literary force, king has written over 60 fulllength novels, and more than 200 short stories, but one thing hes rarely done is write sequels to his work. 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 that. Iconic horror author king joyland picks up the narrative threads of the shining many years on. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king.
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. A sequel to the shining is currently in development. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Variety is reporting that ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. Sep 21, 20 more than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a sequel, drawing on his alcoholism and a neardeath experience. The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double. If you have not read the shining already do not overlook the opportunity presented by the publication of doctor sleep, the sequel, to revisit one of the best ghost stories of our time. Jun 18, 2019 fans of the book, though, are wondering how this approach will affect the ending.
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. This isnt a bad thing i just want to warn anyone going into this book to get rid of the straightforward sequel. King was the recipient of americas prestigious 2014 national medal of arts and the 2003 national book foundation medal for. The shining sequel to star ewan mcgregor as danny torrance. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep. The shining sequel doctor sleep will acknowledge kubricks. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling 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, stephen king, one has to wonder if the film adaptation. Kings book picks up with a middleaged danny torrance. How doctor sleep is a very different movie to the shining. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like a. Doctor sleep ist ein 20 erschienener horrorroman des amerikanischen schriftstellers. Continue scrolling to keep reading click the button below to start this article in quick view. Young psychic danny torrance has become a middleaged alcoholic he now goes by dan, bearing his powers and his guilt as equal burdens. 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 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Mar 12, 2020 the shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center. Kathryn schulz on doctor sleep, stephen kings the shining sequel. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.
With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Feb 03, 2016 stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like a big, beautiful cadillac with no engine inside it. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. Stephen king is writing a sequel to the shining called dr. 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. 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. Doctor sleep, however, will likely be his most highprofile project to date, considering the huge and enduring popularity of the shining.
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