Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. 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. A dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. Jun, 2018 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 the same name. They might think that they are explaining the shining, but the thesis of room 237 is that the shining actually explains them. Sequel filmed to the shining follows danny as a troubled. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep.
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. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Jun 14, 2019 when king published a sequel to the shining in 20 called doctor sleep, it shouldnt have come as a surprise that the prolific author fully ignored the changes kubrick had made to the story of. Rose, in a mental shootout that evokes a scifi western, or a comic book movie.
Just six years later, that tale is getting the cinematic treatment under the direction of mike. Stephen kings iconic horror story the shining is finally getting a movie sequel. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets a spooky trailer. Bbc arts editor, will gompertz, delves into doctor sleeps inception, stephens early career, and how the shining will inevitably be compared to doctor sleep. A sequel to the shining is currently in development. 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.
Inspired as much by kubricks revisionist film as by either of stephen kings books 1977s the shining and its sequel, 20s doctor sleep this new story by horror. Ewan mcgregor stars in trailer for the shining sequel. 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. Oct 20, 2019 however, as much as the story is a sequel to the shining and the film takes elements from kubricks version, its going to be very different from it, and it might not be the sequel some are expecting. King famously hated kubricks adaptation of his book, as the filmmaker took extensive liberties with the source material. Mike flanagan confirms his the shining sequel doctor sleep will acknolwedge stanely kubricks adaptation, despite differences between book and film. Sep 09, 2019 a sequel to the shining is coming out 39 years later. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is an ambitious homage to the movie and the book that proves why they never clicked. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. But this also exists very much in the same cinematic universe that kubrick established in. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Then, more recently, filmmaker mike flanagan finally adapted doctor sleep for the big screen in a film that not only retells the events in the book, but acts as a sequel to stanley kubricks. In 20, king released a followup novel, doctor sleep, which provides the basis for. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double. Theres a second wrinkle in that equation that needs to be addressed. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Doctor sleep is a great film for fans of both king and kubrick. Doctor sleep trailer teases sequel to stephen kings the shining. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released. A novel the shining book 2 and millions of other books are. 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 combines elements of.
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. 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. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. As a direct sequel to the shining, doctor sleep faced some enormous tasks the first of which was to decide whether or not it was a sequel to kings book or kubricks film. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Back in 2014, variety reported warner bros were busy making a sequel to the shining, with director mark romanek in talks to helm the movie. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film. Published in 2009, doctor sleep is the sequel to king s seminal horror novel the shining, which was published in 1977. In 20, stephen king published doctor sleep, the direct sequel to his beloved 1977 novel the shining.
Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts. All books and film adaptations are said to be inspired by the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, where king had briefly stayed in 1974. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. During a visit to the set, director mike flanagan explained how it manages to be both. Doctor sleep will be a continuation of the iconic movie, but will also introduce some new themes that werent included previously. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman. Nov 06, 2019 doctor sleep comes out this friday, the sequel to the 1980 iconic horror masterpiece the shining from director stanley kubrick featuring jack nicholson in one of the most grandiose wildeyed.
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. Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. This marks abrams third time as producer on a kingbased television show, after 11. 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. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining.
Whilst not being a sequel to the film, it will still reference that film and thus reconcile the differences between the film and the books. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Stephen kings 20 novel doctor sleep, he found himself in a unique situation. Doctor sleep, a direct sequel, will be released this november, and just released its first trailer. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets release date.
The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The only necessary sequel to the shining is room 237. Doctor sleep stephen king stanley kubrick rivalry mike. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. Dans invisible friend, still lingers in the new book, as evidenced by the word redrum scrawled on its back.
Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. Nov 06, 2019 the shining sequel pays homage to the original 1980 film, but is not its equal. The shining spinoff series in the pipeline for jj abrams. Its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel. Oct 30, 2019 but when you try to do a sequel to a film as iconic as the shining, the result tends to come out like the two jakes or the godfather part iii or psycho ii. Stephen kings original novel, which was published in 1977, remains one of his greatest its not a tale that needs to be messed with. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Jack nicholson in the film adaptation of stephen kings the shining, a book inspired by a john lennon song warner brothersgetty images the lyric which inspired a horror classic. Kings sequel, doctor sleep, naturally follows from his original novel, but mike flanagan, who wrote and directed the new screen version, has the.
The sequel to the shining finally has a release date. However, as much as the story is a sequel to the shining and the film takes elements from kubricks version, its going to be very different from it, and it might not be the sequel some are expecting. 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. 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. Then again, if anyone has the right to craft a sequel to the shining, its stephen king. Abrams sets justice league dark, the shiningbased tv. Ewan mcgregor to star in the shining sequel doctor sleep. And now were getting a tv show all inspired by stephen kings seminal horror novel the shining.
The first trailer for doctor sleep has hit the internet, showing horror fans a glimpse of ewan mcgregors much. Set several years after jack torrance was driven to madness at the overlook hotel, the book follows his psychic son danny as an adult as he comes up against a nefarious group who feed off the energy of kids who share the same psychic powers as he does. The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by. 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 kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Dec 06, 2018 ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance in warner bros. 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. 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. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020. Well spend some more time in the overlook hotel even though its not in the book that much. 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. 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.
A sequel to the shining is coming out 39 years later. Uk has posted an interview and video with stephen discussing doctor sleep and other topics. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. Sep 22, 20 doctor sleep picks up the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers from stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. The shining is considered by many to be the greatest horror film ever. 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. The shining sequel will include parts of stephen kings novel that.
The author penned a sequel, doctor sleep, in 20, and it was cinematically adapted by mike flanagan last year. How doctor sleep is a very different movie to the shining. Is this the sequel to stanley kubricks the shining. Its an adaptation of a book, that is a sequel to another book, that was adapted to film and in turn changed a lot of things which the author hated. 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. Sep 16, 20 in doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining. I thought when i read the book that rose the hat was probably the best antagonist that king had written in 20 years. Inside doctor sleep, the shining sequel trailer, cast.
It is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel the shining. Jun, 2018 ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. This is what makes room 237 such a worthy sequel to kubricks. How a john lennon song inspired stephen kings the shining.
I was thinking, god, the genius of stanley kubrick and the shining. The book, and now the film, follows a grownup danny torrence the kid in the shining as he deals with life and death. This isnt a bad thing i just want to warn anyone going into this book to get rid of the straightforward sequel mindset. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling novel the shining. Kings the shining was famously adapted into the 1980 feature directed by stanley kubrick and starring jack nicholson. 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.
Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. Jun 17, 2019 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 abilities return after he tries. Stanley kubrick famously adapted the book in 1980, but king has disowned the film for decades. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. How the doctor sleep movie compares to the novel by stephen king.
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. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. 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. The shining sequel doctor sleep will acknowledge kubricks. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining.
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