The book is a sequel to the shining, the movie adaptation of which king notoriously hated. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman there s a lot of bad news here. There was this sense that there s only ever been one sequel to a kubrick film 2010. As for me, well, im frankly not all that interested, perhaps because there was already a sortof sequel to the shining that i found satisfying precisely because it. Although it was one of his earliest books, it was also one of his most disturbing. When king wrote a shining sequel, doctor sleep, a few years back, he.
His movie is specifically a sequel to the book, but since kubricks shining is one of the greatest films ever made, he says there is no version of the world where i am trying not to acknowledge it. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of. Stephen king was not happy with the present draft of the novel and felt it needed a lot of editing. Jun, 2019 first two acts are book sequel, third act is film sequel. How much do you know about stephen kings the shining. Too scary, even for me, stephen king told a fan asking about an it sequel on reddit today. Well at the end of the film the overlook doesnt burn down unlike the book.
Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts. In adapting stephen kings 20 novel doctor sleep the sequel to his landmark book the shining director mike flanagan is not only tackling horror literatures grand wizard but one of. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. Ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. Doctor sleep the movie is a different animal from the. A dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. 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. For a new kind of monster the shining is so terrifying in part because its not about demons or monsters or zombies or vampires. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining.
Probably he does have a sequel to the shining coming out in. As mentioned earlier, there are plenty of differences between the shining book and the film adaptation, but for the doctor sleep movie, mike flanagan found. Also the famous room number in 237 in the film but 217 i think in the book. How will the shining sequel handle the books wtf ending. Now, the movie shining has very little in common with the book. Doctor sleep movie is nowhere near as good as the book, leans too. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january. As the adult danny stares into the mirror, there are more flashbacks describing the events the night before. In 20, stephen king published doctor sleep, the direct sequel to his. I respect flanagan for walking that line and paying homage to both. The reported news of a shining sequel might also mean the shining prequel, overlook hotel, could finally happen. After 36 years, king gives shining a new luster in sequel. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen.
Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. The sequel to the shining finally has a release date. Diehard king fans will probably recognize this book as kings sequel to the shining, which focuses on a nowadult danny torrance and how his life has been after surviving the events at the overlook hotel. The trailer for the sequel to the shining has dropped and. But in the kubrick film, the overlook didnt burn down. The upcoming sequel to the shining is going to attempt to bridge that gap. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. Stephen kings original novel, which was published in 1977, remains one of his greatest its not a tale that needs to be messed with. We gather here to discuss and celebrate the work of one of the greatest film makers the world has seen. He was also involved in a tv miniseries based on the same book, starring steven weber and. He ll stare as an adult in a sequel to the novel that comes out in 20 titled dr. Jun, 2019 the film is a sequel to the shining and casts ewan mcgregor as an adult danny torrence. The shining might be getting a sequel alternative press.
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. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Nov 06, 2019 a sequel to the shining is something i never really expected to see, but in 20 stephen king went ahead and wrote the sequel novel doctor sleep, so now were getting a cinematic adaptation of. And sometimes, if the first book is so well loved and amazing, the second book suffers from a bit of the sequel doldrums. The shining movie sequel doctor sleep has found its lead star. Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel. The only necessary sequel to the shining is room 237. 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 trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. Like the book, it sets out to reclaim power from the horrors that seemed vast and undefeatable in the shining. Theres simply no overlook hotel left for danny to return to.
The shining might be the latest stephen king movie to. Doctor sleep and geralds game director tells us hed love to work on one. Welcome to the largest kubrick resource on the internet if it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. Seeing your dad become psychotic and violent at a desolate hotel would be bad. Jack hopes that the hotels seclusion will help him reconnect with his family and give him the. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Doctor sleep will include parts of the shining that didnt. If you are familiar with the book, youll be upset by a lot of changes, including a. Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel and that, too, is beginning to shine. Doctor sleep is based on the king novel by the same name, published in 20. Will there be a prequel to stanley kubricks 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. There s a lot more to kings novel, doctor sleep including how it connects dannys current story back to the one that played out in the shining. Geralds game director hired for the shining sequel. Mike flanagans shining sequel will somehow acknowledge both.
In an interview last year with entertainment weekly about his book sequel to the shining. Doctor sleep sequel to the shining trailers neogaf. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Although the shining didnt have a sequel novel in 1980 doctor sleep was first published in 20 and stanley kubrick is no longer around to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
Nov 08, 2019 eventually, an adaptation much closer to the book came out in 1997, as a threeepisode tv miniseries, and while it was a ratings hit there was no way kubricks version of the shining was ever. People who are losing their minds and people whod died but never moved on and now want revenge. Its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master. Meanwhile, theres abra stone kyliegh curran, a young girl with even more. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king.
There are some very small changes that do little to affect the overall plot. Bev vincent, author of the stephen king illustrated companion, says its risky for king to write a sequel to the shining, which is one of the books. So the shining has a sequel now and that sequel has a trailer. Doctor sleep limited run design no longer available.
When halloran talks to young danny, there s more dialogue touching on the events that occurred in the shining. Movieclipsyoutube it doesnt matter when you watched the shining last, you probably havent forgotten jack and danny torrance. There s no upside in shying away from that reality. Jul 25, 2014 of developing a sequel to the shining, based on stephen kings newly published follow updoctor sleep. 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. The connections to the original shining in this sequel. Stephen kings doctor sleep official teaser trailer hd. Jul 18, 2014 there have been talks about filming a prequel to the. Jun 05, 2019 the very nature of the haunted hotel are very different. Ewan mcgregor to star in stephen kings shining sequel. The sequel to the shining will be out in 2020 esquire. The sequel to the shining is based on kings own followup book, although the film is more of a sequel to the stanley kubrick film which differed.
Considering stanley kubricks 1980 shining adaptation is considered one of the best horror. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Mike flanagan confirms his the shining sequel doctor sleep will acknolwedge stanely kubricks adaptation, despite differences between book and film. Doctor sleep will include parts of the shining that didnt make it. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary.
I like to think im pretty uptodate with film news and considering i get sent press releases for most things, youd have thought this wouldnt have passed me by. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. Is the sequel to the shining a scary novel answers. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion, that the overlook hotel is haunted. The shining sequel doctor sleep will acknowledge kubricks. Jun 18, 2019 fans of the book, though, are wondering how this approach will affect the ending. Doctor sleep stephen king stanley kubrick rivalry mike. 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 more through the serpentine corridors of.
Oct 29, 2019 although the shining didnt have a sequel novel in 1980 doctor sleep was first published in 20 and stanley kubrick is no longer around to direct the followup film, mike flanagan approached. It wont make you forget jack nicholson and his ax, but doctor sleep will give you a fresh case of the. That book is one of kings signature stories, thanks in part to the stanley kubrick. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. Sep 11, 2017 there is no casting locked for the sequel, but muschietti and the other producers on the film, which include seth grahamesmith, david katzenberg, roy lee, and dan lin, have been thinking about. Based on the fictional town of frazier, new hampshire, this touristpit design features the towns motto where there s a reason for every season. However, there are some key areas where the plot of kubricks the shining conflicts with the novel and its sequel. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. 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. Billed as the sequel to the shining, the book hones in on danny torrance, once a little boy who discovered the overlook hotels demonic secrets. Now, doctor sleep which was published in 20, continues its journey from or finds its roots in the 1977 masterpiece. Jun 14, 2018 bet you ten actual quid that you didnt know there was a sequel to the shining. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. A shining in the shadows is the sequel to lees debut novel, the making of gabriel davenport.
Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. A sequel to the shining is underway, with the oculus and hush director at the helm. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling novel the shining. The shining sequel pays homage to the original 1980 film, but is not its equal. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and later followed by a sequel, doctor sleep, published in 20. 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. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20.
Danny used his mental abilities to save his mother and dick. On halloween comes doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The movie is based on the writers sequel to the shining, his seminal haunted house novel that. Then, writerdirector mike flanagan made a movie of kings sequel which served as the longawaited. The year we make contact, and no matter what you think about that film in particular, what everyone talks. Halloran describes the overlook hotel as mosquitoes landing on blood and a similar event that occurred to himself before. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book. Ewan mcgregor will star in the shining sequel doctor sleep.
The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The shining sequel will reportedly star ewan mcgregor in. No hedge maze in book but there are topiary animals which come to life. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. So its fair to assume the movie for the sequel will work more closely off the book. Geralds game director hired for stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Doctor sleep directors cut adds scenes from stephen kings. Yes, there s a chance there will be an extended shining. Ewan mcgregor will star as grownup danny torrance in the film version of doctor sleep, stephen kings sequel to the shining, according to variety the book.
Ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and newcomer kyliegh curran star in the. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep needed. Apr 04, 2016 stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by. 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. In 2009 we were a bit surprised to hear that stephen king was considering penning a sequel to the shining. You dont have to be a fan of horror to appreciate stephen kings masterful new novel. Danielle yes, but youd be doing yourself a disservice by not reading the shining first because it is just so good. There s a second wrinkle in that equation that needs to be addressed. Hand it over, you loser, because there is its only in book form at the moment, but it ll soon be in film form, the best form.
The legendary author explains how his book inadvertently paralleled real life events and the view cohost sunny hostin gets a surprise from it. The actor who played the child, dan lloyd, is now living in louisville. Doctor sleep is exceptionally scary, but its also a brilliantly paced and moving redemption story. First, stephen king wrote doctor sleep, the longawaited sequel to his seminal book the shining. 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 is an author whose works are regularly adapted for the big and small screens but will there be a. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. 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. But we ll refrain from going into detail on it here, because doctor sleep is getting its own big screen adaptation thats set to be released in theatres on november 8.
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