Jan 30, 2018 stephen kings sequel to the shining is being adapted into a movie. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at. Doctor sleep was always destined to be a complicated thing. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of king s third novel the shining.
Stephen king calls doctor sleep a hell of a scary movie. Ewan mcgregor as the grownup dan torrance in doctor sleep, an adaptation of a stephen king novel that revisits the. Heres how stephen king feels about the early doctor sleep. Stephen king discussed the impetus behind his 20s novel, doctor sleep, the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, which has been adapted into a film of. Stephen king doctor sleep movie reaction stephen king. 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. Why halloween turned ewan mcgregor off horror until get out kings shining book and kubricks movie are both horror classics, so doctor sleep is a highly. He previously adapted stephen kings geralds game, which was an impressive effort considering that it was. Its no secret that the shining author stephen king was not a fan of stanley kubricks adaptation of his novel nearly 40 years ago. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks. Stephen king rejected doctor sleep pitch to recreate kubrick. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to his 1977 smash hit the shining, about a haunted hotel. The movie was released last month and, unfortunately, didnt perform, on a commercial level, in the way. Nov 06, 2019 author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall.
Nov 06, 2019 doctor sleep is the new film that attempts to act as sequel to both book and movie, and stephen king thinks its so good, it redeems the shining movie in his eyes. Mike flanagan explains how he convinced stephen king that the doctor sleep movie should be a sequel to both kubricks the shining movie and king s original novel. I found doctor sleep, based on the book by stephen king and the sequel to the shining, to be really, really good. Nov 05, 2019 filmmaker mike flanagan has been quite vocal about his doctor sleep being both a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining and an adaptation of stephen kings 20 novel of the same. Nov 06, 2019 in this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. Stephen king thinks doctor sleep redeems his dislike of the. Doctor sleep 3hour directors cut is coming in early 2020. Ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance, the son of the shining protagonist jack torrance.
Doctor sleep director mike flanagan on stephen king and creating a followup to the shining and following in the footsteps of both stephen king and stanley kubrick. He previously adapted stephen kings geralds game, which was an impressive effort considering that it was mostly a person handcuffed to a bed. Nov 06, 2019 stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining. Nov 12, 2019 while called stephen kings doctor sleep, the movie adaptation heavily draws from kubricks version of the shining. How doctor sleep is different from stephen kings book. Nov 08, 2019 doctor sleep is a horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king. Stephen king rejected doctor sleep pitch to recreate. Nov 02, 2019 doctor sleep is the latest adaptation of a stephen king novel, working off 20s follow up to the shining the shining is a bestselling novel but is also known as a terrifying, genredefining. But mike flanagan explains how doctor sleep bucked that trend. Did you spot doctor sleeps cameo from the shining star. Doctor sleep is a horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king.
But the adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep is. 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 based on the novel by, mike flanagan screenplay. Dec 19, 2019 stephen king fans have reason to celebrate as a doctor sleep directors cut is on the way. Stephen king says doctor sleep film redeems stanley kubricks the shining. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen king s doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan.
What you must know about stephen king film doctor sleep is the latest in a long line of recent horror hits based on books by stephen king and here. Nov 03, 2019 a dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. Stephen kings doctor sleep official site available now. The top 10 stephen king adaptations, ranked in order of awesomeness we are talking about former star danny lloyd who appears in the crowd during a baseball game in.
A dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. Doctor sleep looks like a love letter to stephen king and stanley kubrick june, 2019 2. Ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and newcomer kyliegh curran star in the supernatural thriller, directed by mike flanagan, from his own screenplay based upon the novel by stephen king. Stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining.
Here are the major differences between the doctor sleep book and mike flanagans movie. Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen king s the shining. 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. The muchanticipated sequel to stephen kings bestseller, the shining, hit the bookshelves in 20, while the sequel hit theaters early november 2019.
It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question. This is directed by mike flanagan the haunting of hill house who has proven himself to be one of the great horror auteurs. How the doctor sleep movie changed stephen kings book to. Dec 16, 2019 doctor sleep has been praised by stephen king himself as a worthy adaptation of his book of the same name, but it still makes some big changes to the source material. Warner brothers adaptation of stephen kings sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is happening. Stephen king fans have reason to celebrate as a doctor sleep directors cut is on the way.
Stephen kings doctor sleep 2019 showtimes, movie tickets. Stephen kings 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. However, mike flanagans adaptation of doctor sleep. The sequel is directed by horror auteur mike flanagan, who helmed oculus and geralds game.
Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen kings the shining. Filmmaker mike flanagan has been quite vocal about his doctor sleep being both a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining and an. How involved was stephen king with the movie sequel to the shining. Stephen king legendarily hated the classic 1980 film stanley kubrick made of the shining a fact that made it hard for writerdirector mike. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. John dalton is key to dan and abras stories in the book. While called stephen kings doctor sleep, the movie adaptation heavily draws from kubricks version of the shining. Jun, 2019 doctor sleep looks like a love letter to stephen king and stanley kubrick june, 2019 2. The top 10 stephen king adaptations, ranked in order of awesomeness we are talking about former star danny lloyd who appears in the crowd during a baseball game in one of doctor sleep s.
How the doctor sleep movie changed stephen kings book. The novel is a direct sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Is this movie connected to the adaptation of the shining from 1980 or the one. Following the events of the shining, danny remains psychologically traumatized, while wendy, his mother, slowly recovers from her injuries.
Changing stephen kings endings doesnt make the author like your movie very much. But, in his reaction to mike flanagans new doctor sleep sequel he says it redeems the original movie. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts. Shining sequel haunted by ghosts of horrors past welcome back to the overlook, courtesy of this stephen king adaptation that owes a lot to its kubrickdirected. Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel. 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. Nov 08, 2019 stephen kings sequel to the shining changed a lot on its way to the big screen. The film premiered in most countries on october 31, 2019, and it premiered in the u. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis.
Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks the. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is being adapted into a movie. How the doctor sleep movie compares to the novel by stephen king. Mike flanagan on changing kings doctor sleep ending nerdist. Browse stephen kings doctor sleep movie showtimes and book movie tickets for all gv, cathay, shaw, filmgarde and we singapore cinemas. Sep 08, 2019 warner brothers adaptation of stephen kings sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is happening. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of kings third novel the shining.
Entertainment production, a mike flanagan film, doctor sleep. The overlook hotel is still plenty creepy, as is the crusty naked ghost lady in room 217. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Stephen king thinks doctor sleep redeems his dislike of. It is his 52nd novel and the 45th under his own name. The pacing works really well for a movie running at twoandahalf hours. Angry ghosts from the overlook hotel eventually find danny, including the woman. Doctor sleep hasnt hit theaters yet, and its already earning praise from critics. Doctor sleep continues the story of danny torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the overlook hotel in the shining. Stephen kings doctor sleep final trailer hd youtube. Sep 24, 20 doctor sleep is the 63rd book published by stephen king. Stephen king on doctor sleep and donald trump time.
Sleep follows danny torrance, the troubled son of shining protagonist jack, as he gets drawn into a. Danny has psychic powers and struggles with alcoholism. Stephen king, ewan mcgregor talk doctor sleep in new. 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. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. I always felt that the kubrick film was rather cold, and director mike. In this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. The film premiered in most countries on october 31, 2019, and it. Stephen kings doctor sleep official site available. Author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. Stephen king doctor sleep movie reaction stephen king says. Stephen kings sequel to the shining changed a lot on its way to the big screen. Bestselling novelist stephen king talks to time about doctor sleep.
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