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Doctor Sleep director is still hopeful of developing The Shining prequel

July 9, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. While news on the project went silent, Flanagan is still hopeful he can develop the prequel in […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, hallorann, Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan shares update on his next Stephen King adaptation Revival

July 4, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Mike Flanagan is adapting another Stephen King novel called Revival and he has shared an update on its progress. Flanagan is well known for his work in the horror genre, being behind the likes of The Haunting of Hill House for Netflix and two Stephen King adaptations (Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep). Flanagan is at […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Revival, Stephen King

Stephen King suggested Doctor Sleep director change a scene as it was too “brutal”

July 2, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Mike Flanagan, the director of the Stephen King adaptation of Doctor Sleep, has revealed the change that the author requested he make. Stephen King adaptations show no sign of slowing down and Mike Flanagan has been involved in one of the most recent efforts to hit screens, Doctor Sleep. Flanagan showed the film to the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King

Doctor Sleep duo reuniting for Stephen King adaptation Revival

May 9, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Having collaborated on Netflix’s Gerald’s Game and last year’s Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy are turning their attention to another Stephen King adaptation, with the duo teaming with Warner Bros. once again for an adaptation of King’s novel Revival. Flanagan is set to write the script for Revival, and also has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Revival, Stephen King, Trevor Macy

The Haunting of Hill House creator adapting The Midnight Club for Netflix

May 6, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and director of Doctor Sleep, is set to adapt Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel The Midnight Club as a Netflix series. According to Variety, Mike Flanagan will serve as co-creator on The Midnight Club series alongside Leah Fong (Once Upon a Time). Both Flanagan and […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, News, Television Tagged With: Leah Fong, Mike Flanagan, netflix, The Midnight Club

Mike Flanagan confirms that The Haunting of Bly Manor is “still on schedule”

April 23, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Due to the ongoing global health crisis, Netflix film and television projects have paused production for the foreseeable future, however, according to creator Mike Flanagan, The Haunting of Bly Manor is unlikely to be affected. Taking to Twitter, Flanagan answered a fan question regarding the current status of The Haunting of Bly Manor to which he […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, News, Television Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, The Haunting of Bly Manor

Stephen King and Mike Flanagan discuss Abra Stone in exclusive Doctor Sleep featurette

February 28, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its physical home entertainment release on March 9th, we’ve got an exclusive featurette for Warner Bros.’ Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep, which sees King and director Mike Flanagan discussing the character of Abra Stone, played by young actress Kyliegh Curran SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers The Newton Brothers talk Mike Flanagan […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Kyliegh Curran, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Shining

The Haunting of Hill House star praises Mike Flanagan for making Bly Manor “just as good, if not better”

February 17, 2020 by Liam Waddington

With The Haunting of Bly Manor set to debut on Netflix later this year, The Haunting of Hill House actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who is set to return for the new season as a new character, has praised creator Mike Flanagan for making the second season “just as good, if not better” than the first. In […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, News, Television Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Oliver Jackson Cohen, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting of Hill House

Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)

October 31, 2019 by Robert Kojder

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alex Essoe, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Carl Lumbly, Catherine Parker, Chelsea Talmadge, Cliff Curtis, Doctor Sleep, Emily Alyn Lind, Ewan McGregor, Jacob Tremblay, Jocelin Donahue, Kaitlyn McCormick, Kk Heim, Kyliegh Curran, Mike Flanagan, Molly Jackson, Nicholas Pryor, Rebecca Ferguson, Robert Longstreet, Roger Dale Floyd, Sadie Heim, Selena Anduze, Stephen King, The Shining, Zahn McClarnon

Mike Flanagan to direct every episode of Netflix’s upcoming horror series Midnight Mass

January 7, 2020 by Liam Waddington

In addition to directing an episode The Haunting of Bly Manor, director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) is re-teaming with Netflix to helm every episode of the upcoming horror series, Midnight Mass. Heading back to Vancouver to finish THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR, and to start MIDNIGHT MASS. 2020 is already shaping […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, News, Television Tagged With: Midnight Mass, Mike Flanagan

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