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. Oct 27, 2019 doctor sleep hasnt hit theaters yet, and its already earning praise from critics. The sequel is directed by horror auteur mike flanagan, who helmed oculus and geralds game. Stephen king calls doctor sleep a hell of a scary movie. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. 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. In this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at.
Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel. But what really counts is the final word from the storys creator, stephen king. 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. Jan 30, 2018 stephen kings sequel to the shining is being adapted into a movie.
Mike flanagan on changing kings doctor sleep ending nerdist. Author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. 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 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. Stephen king based on the novel by, mike flanagan screenplay. Stephen king fans have reason to celebrate as a doctor sleep directors cut is on the way.
It is his 52nd novel and the 45th under his own name. Stephen kings doctor sleep official site available. Stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining. 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. Stephen kings doctor sleep official site available now. 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. The muchanticipated sequel to stephen kings bestseller, the shining, hit the bookshelves in 20, while the sequel hit theaters early november 2019. Stephen king, ewan mcgregor talk doctor sleep in new. Stephen king doctor sleep movie reaction stephen king. Doctor sleep 3hour directors cut is coming in early 2020. How doctor sleep is different from stephen kings book. Stephen kings doctor sleep 2019 showtimes, movie tickets. Entertainment production, a mike flanagan film, doctor sleep.
Nov 06, 2019 author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. The overlook hotel is still plenty creepy, as is the crusty naked ghost lady in room 217. 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. Danny has psychic powers and struggles with alcoholism. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen king s the shining. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen king s doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. The movie was released last month and, unfortunately, didnt perform, on a commercial level, in the way. Doctor sleep was always destined to be a complicated thing. Nov 06, 2019 in this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. Stephen king rejected doctor sleep pitch to recreate. He previously adapted stephen kings geralds game, which was an impressive effort considering that it was mostly a person handcuffed to a bed.
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. But, in his reaction to mike flanagans new doctor sleep sequel he says it redeems the original movie. 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. Stephen king on alcoholism and returning to the shining. How the doctor sleep movie changed stephen kings book to. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. Stephen king says doctor sleep film redeems stanley kubricks the shining. 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. 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. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks.
Stephen king rejected doctor sleep pitch to recreate kubrick. 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. Dec 19, 2019 stephen king fans have reason to celebrate as a doctor sleep directors cut is on the way. How doctor sleep combines stephen king and stanley. 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. How the doctor sleep movie compares to the novel by stephen king. Angry ghosts from the overlook hotel eventually find danny, including the woman. But the adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep is. Heres how stephen king feels about the early doctor sleep. Doctor sleep is a horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king. I found doctor sleep, based on the book by stephen king and the sequel to the shining, to be really, really good. 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.
Nov 12, 2019 while called stephen kings doctor sleep, the movie adaptation heavily draws from kubricks version of the shining. Nov 03, 2019 a dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. 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 film premiered in most countries on october 31, 2019, and it. How involved was stephen king with the movie sequel to the shining. John dalton is key to dan and abras stories in the book.
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. This is directed by mike flanagan the haunting of hill house who has proven himself to be one of the great horror auteurs. Stephen king thinks doctor sleep redeems his dislike of the. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks the. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts. I always felt that the kubrick film was rather cold, and director mike. The book is a sequel to the shining, the movie adaptation of which.
However, mike flanagans adaptation of doctor sleep. Stephen kings doctor sleep final trailer hd youtube. 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. Doctor sleep hasnt hit theaters yet, and its already earning praise from critics. Bestselling novelist stephen king talks to time about doctor sleep. 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. Warner brothers adaptation of stephen kings sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is happening.
Stephen kings sequel to the shining is being adapted into a movie. Doctor sleep looks like a love letter to stephen king and stanley kubrick june, 2019 2. Nov 08, 2019 doctor sleep is a horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king. 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. Ewan mcgregor as the grownup dan torrance in doctor sleep, an adaptation of a stephen king novel that revisits the. While called stephen kings doctor sleep, the movie adaptation heavily draws from kubricks version of the shining. Is this movie connected to the adaptation of the shining from 1980 or the one. Here are the major differences between the doctor sleep book and mike flanagans movie. A dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question.
Its no secret that the shining author stephen king was not a fan of stanley kubricks adaptation of his novel nearly 40 years ago. Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts. Ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance, the son of the shining protagonist jack torrance. The film premiered in most countries on october 31, 2019, and it premiered in the u. Doctor sleep stephen kings 20 sequel to the shining gets turned into a film thats long and prosaic but also creepy and scary. Browse stephen kings doctor sleep movie showtimes and book movie tickets for all gv, cathay, shaw, filmgarde and we singapore cinemas. 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. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen kings the shining. Stephen king on doctor sleep and donald trump time. But mike flanagan explains how doctor sleep bucked that trend. How the doctor sleep movie changed stephen kings book. Stephen king doctor sleep movie reaction stephen king says. Sep 24, 20 doctor sleep is the 63rd book published by stephen king. The pacing works really well for a movie running at twoandahalf hours.
Nov 06, 2019 stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining. Filmmaker mike flanagan has been quite vocal about his doctor sleep being both a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining and an. He previously adapted stephen kings geralds game, which was an impressive effort considering that it was. Jun, 2019 doctor sleep looks like a love letter to stephen king and stanley kubrick june, 2019 2. Did you spot doctor sleeps cameo from the shining star. 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. Sep 08, 2019 warner brothers adaptation of stephen kings sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is happening. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Changing stephen kings endings doesnt make the author like your movie very much.
Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to his 1977 smash hit the shining, about a haunted hotel. Following the events of the shining, danny remains psychologically traumatized, while wendy, his mother, slowly recovers from her injuries. Stephen kings 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. 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. Stephen king thinks doctor sleep redeems his dislike of.
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