Stephen King’s novel Gerald’s Game was long thought of as an unfilmable book due to the story taking place in a single location, as well as its controversial subject matter. Also… that hand scene! However, director Mike Flanagan really knocked it out of the park with his Netflix adaptation that released this past September [read […]
The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep finds its Wendy Torrance, Dick Halloran and Crow Daddy
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros.’ Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep has cast Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes) and Carl Lumbly (Supergirl) as Wendy Torrance and Dick Halloran, characters portrayed by Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The duo join the previously announced Ewan McGregor (Christopher Robin), who is playing the now-adult […]
Warner Bros. had already been developing a Doctor Sleep sequel before its disappointing box office opening
On paper, Doctor Sleep looked like a sure fire hit for Warner Bros… a sequel to one of the most acclaimed horror movies of all time in The Shining, released during a Stephen King renaissance which had seen Warner and New Line’s two-part It adaptation grossing a combined $1.163 billion at the global box office. […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jocelin Donahue, Nicholas Pryor, Carl Lumbly, Chelsea Talmadge, Selena Anduze, Catherine Parker, Roger Dale Floyd, Kk Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sadie Heim, Robert Longstreet, Jacob Tremblay, and […]
Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers The Newton Brothers talk Mike Flanagan and The Shining
Sean Wilson chats to the composers of Doctor Sleep, the Newton Brothers, about working with director Mike Flanagan, and following in the footsteps of The Shining… Classic Stanley Kubrick horror The Shining casts a formidable legacy in more ways than one. The filmmaker’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel is famously ambiguous (to the extent that the […]
Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan has discussed adapting another Stephen King book
Mike Flanagan claims he has already held talks with Stephen King regarding bringing another project to life after already adapting two of the author’s books – Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. “[Stephen King and I] are talking actively about what’s next, and we have a great idea for that I’m not allowed to talk about yet,” Flanagan revealed […]
Stephen King says Doctor Sleep redeems Kubrick’s The Shining
The fact that Stephen King disliked Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining, is film trivia as old as the ghosts who walk the corridors of the Overlook Hotel. Now, with the release of the next chapter in The Shining story, Doctor Sleep, rolling out in cinemas across the globe, the legendary horror writer has claimed […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Directed by Mike Flanagan Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McClarnon, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Carel Struycken, Bruce Greenwood, Chelsea Talmadge, Alex Essoe, Catherine Parker, and Selena Anduze SYNOPSIS: Years after the events of The Shining, a grownup Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has repressed his abilities and hit the […]
Ewan McGregor, Stephen King and Mike Flanagan discuss Doctor Sleep in new featurette
Ahead of its UK release this Halloween, another featurette has been released for the supernatural horror Doctor Sleep which sees author Stephen King, director Mike Flanagan, and star Ewan McGregor discuss how the film serves as a sequel to The Shining while honouring both Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation and King’s 1977 novel; watch it here… […]
Doctor Sleep gets two new posters featuring Ewan McGregor’s Dan Torrance
With just a week to go until the UK release of Doctor Sleep, two new posters have arrived online for the upcoming Stephen King adaptation featuring Ewan McGregor’s Dan Torrance; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Doctor Sleep is the second-longest Stephen King adaptation after It: Chapter Two “Doctor Sleep” continues the story of Danny […]
