As a surprise to no-one, Doctor Sleep, the adaptation of Stephen King’s novel and sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, has been officially rated “R” for “disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity, and drug use,” confirms director Mike Flanagan.
Shortly after the announcement of the official rating, Flanagan responded with a tweet saying “sounds about right.”
DOCTOR SLEEP has officially been rated R by the MPAA for “disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity, and drug use.” Sounds about right…
— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) August 21, 2019
The supernatural thriller is set 40 years after the events of The Shining and stars Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance, who after living a peaceful life as a hospice worker, is forced to use his powers against a cult named the True Knot and their leader (Rebecca Ferguson) who hunt down children with ‘the shine’ in order to feed off their powers in a quest for immortality.
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Doctor Sleep is set to release on 31st October and features a cast that also includes Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe and Cliff Curtis.
