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New poster for Doctor Sleep channels The Shining

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Warner Bros. has released another poster for Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep which pays homage to its predecessor The Shining; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Stephen King says Doctor Sleep is “a terrific sequel” to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining SEE ALSO: Doctor Sleep director on recreating shots from The Shining “Doctor Sleep” […]

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

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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 […]

Return to the Overlook Hotel with new trailer for Doctor Sleep

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Warner Bros. has released the final trailer for the supernatural thriller Doctor Sleep which sees Danny (Ewan McGregor) returning to the Overlook Hotel to face the trauma of his past and the evil that resides there. Directed by Mike Flanagan, the film serves as a sequel to both the Stephen King novel and Stanley Kubrick’s […]

Doctor Sleep director on recreating shots from The Shining

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Last month brought us the first trailer for Doctor Sleep, Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, with the trailer featuring a number of flashbacks and nods to the classic Stanley Kubrick film. During an interview with Digital Spy, director Mike Flanagan has revealed that all of the shots from The […]

The Shining’s Danny Torrance actor shares his reaction to the Doctor Sleep trailer

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Danny Lloyd, the former child actor behind Danny Torrance in The Shining, has shared his thoughts on the Doctor Sleep trailer. Fans of Stephen King’s The Shining and Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation are getting pretty excited by Doctor Sleep – the film version of King’s sequel to the original book. The film stars Ewan McGregor as […]

The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep has wrapped filming

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Director Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House) has taken to Facebook to announced that Doctor Sleep – the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining – has now wrapped production ahead of its release in a little over a year from now. So that’s a wrap on Doctor Sleep! It’s […]

Jacob Tremblay joins Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep

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According to a report from TMZ, Room and The Predator star Jacob Tremblay has become the latest addition to the cast of The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, signing on for an unspecified role. The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House), and sees Ewan McGregor taking […]

Doctor Sleep will acknowledge Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

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Given that it’s based upon a direct sequel to the book and features several returning characters, it probably won’t come as much of a surprise to hear that the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep will make reference to The Shining. However, in an interview with Bloody Disgusting, director Mike Flanagan has revealed that […]

The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep adds Bruce Greenwood and Emily Alyn Lind

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Deadline is reporting that Bruce Greenwood (Gerald’s Game) and Emily Alyn Lind (Revenge) have become the latest additions to the cast of Warner Bros.’ The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep. The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game) and sees Ewan McGregor (Christopher Robin) starring as the now adult Danny Torrance, who […]

Funko’s NYCC exclusive movie merchandise includes The Shining, Predator, Gremlins, Coming to America and more

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Promotional images have arrived online for Funko’s range of New York Comic-Con exclusive movie merchandise which includes: Rock Candy figures for The Grady Twins from Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror The Shining and Margot from Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums; Vynl. 2-packs for Max Fischer and Herman Blume from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, Prince Akeem and Randy Watson from the […]