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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

Doctor Sleep receiving a three-hour Director’s Cut

December 21, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has announced that the home entertainment release of this year’s Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep is set to include an extended Director’s Cut of The Shining follow-up, which runs for 180 minutes – 28 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Check out Flanagan’s tweet here: SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King

Gerald’s Game director wants to adapt The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep next

December 29, 2017 by Jordan Jones

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 […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game, Lisey's Story, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Shining

Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers The Newton Brothers talk Mike Flanagan and The Shining

November 8, 2019 by Sean Wilson

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 […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Newton Brothers, The Shining

The Haunting of Hill House creator says new season will be even scarier

November 8, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Mike Flanagan, the creator of Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, says the show will be even scarier than The Haunting of Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House was a smash hit for Netflix, so much so that they greenlit another horror series in the same vein to act as a second season for […]

Filed Under: News, Samuel Brace, Television Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting of Hill House

Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan has discussed adapting another Stephen King book

November 7, 2019 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

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

Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)

October 30, 2019 by Matt Rodgers

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 […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Essoe, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Catherine Parker, Chelsea Talmadge, Cliff Curtis, Doctor Sleep, Emily Alyn Lind, Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Mike Flanagan, Rebecca Ferguson, The Shining, Zahn McClarnon

Ewan McGregor, Stephen King and Mike Flanagan discuss Doctor Sleep in new featurette

October 29, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

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… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Ewan McGregor, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Shining

Doctor Sleep is the second-longest Stephen King adaptation after It: Chapter Two

October 17, 2019 by Liam Waddington

In a recent report by The Playlist, AMC has confirmed the official run-time of Doctor Sleep clocks in at 152 minutes (2 hours and 32 minutes). Additionally, this not only makes Doctor Sleep the second-longest Stephen King adaptation after It: Chapter Two, it will be longer than Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining will has a run-time of 146 minutes (2 hours […]

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

Stephen King says Doctor Sleep is “a terrific sequel” to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

October 4, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over a month to go until the release of Doctor Sleep, a new featurette has arrived online for the upcoming horror which sees director Mike Flanagan, author Stephen King, and star Ewan McGregor discussing Danny’s journey since his terrifying experience at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, with King describing the movie […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Sleep, Ewan McGregor, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Shining

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