The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the events of the original and combines elements of the 1977 novel as well. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Stephen king finally reawakens danny torrance in doctor. The shining sequel doctor sleep moves up to 2019 youtube. What happens here was a microcosm for what was happening all around the burgeoning american republic. Sadly, a sequel series is pretty unlikely, but the twohour series finale could be a perfectly cinematic way to wrap up the saga that has been gotham. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master. The shining sequel doctor sleep snags oculus director. While the film doctor sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 20 sequel novel, director mike flanagan said doctor sleep still acknowledges kubricks the shining in some way. Doctor sleep, stephen kings acclaimed sequel novel to the shining, is being adapted into a movie, and has just landed mike flanagan as its director. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. We were working on another film when the book was published, and i had gone to trevor and said, stephen king wrote a sequel to the shining.
Lunch at the gotham cafe is a horror short story by american writer stephen king. The book opens with him settling in a new hampshire town and taking a job at a nursing home where his shining power helps him comfort the. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Stephen king writing the shining sequel filmofilia. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. Theyve been quiet on that front, but given the book, dont be surprised. As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. Why the cast of doctor sleep looks so familiar looper. And under different circumstances, maybe it would be.
Still, doctor sleep is considered more as a direct adaptation of the book and therefore a sequel to the novel the shining than a sequel to kubricks film doctor sleep brings back dick hallorann, who died in the shining movie but lives in the book, after all even if they exist in the same cinematic universe and recreated some scenes from. A shining primer for all you need to know before doctor sleep. Doctor sleep sounds like a new medically spurious talk show produced by oprah, but its actually an upcoming movie based on the stephen king novel of the same name, which is a sequel to the shining. The book describes what happens when he hits bottom, inadvertently. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. During a visit to the set, director mike flanagan explained how it manages to be both. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman. The director behind one hour photo and never let me go is a filmmaker with a vision, and according to the producer of the overlook hotel, the shining prequel will only move forward with romanek if. A history of new york city from 1898 to 1919 the history of nyc series 9780195116359.
If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020. A year later, bc became a verified creator paid writer for movie. Way back in november of 2009 we got word that stephen king was working on a sequel novel to the shining, the book on which the classic stanley kubrick horror film of the same name is based. Stephen kings the shining is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror novels. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. The shining tv miniseries novel 3 episodes, 1997 teleplay 3 episodes, 1997. Well, king has been hard at work on the book titled doctor sleep, and the reason were so.
At 98 pages, 1239 of which are normal nonend note, bibliography and index pages, gotham is a long book that encompasses a very long stretch of new york city. Why gothams series finale could be the batman movie that. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. Going off the latest trailer, im guessing that the film, like the novel, begins not long after the shining. Heres how the doctor sleep movie connects to stephen kings the shining both the book and film version. If you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. The animated series are all over these characters designs. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. A year later, bc became a verified creator paid writer for movie pilot, a large fan site, dedicated to all things pop culture. Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a door straight into hell. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Doctor sleep comes out this friday, the sequel to the 1980 iconic horror masterpiece the shining from director stanley kubrick featuring jack nicholson in one of the most grandiose wildeyed.
The eyes of the dragon tv series based on the book by 1 episode announced. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. Stephen king to release a sequel to the shining hypable. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. The shining was released in 1977 and was adapted into a stanley kubrick film in 1980, starring jack nicholson, danny lloyd, and shelley duvall according to the torontoist, the 62yearold novelist was at the canon theater in toronto last week, treating fans to a 15minute reading from his new book, under the. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. For fans of one or the other, the pacing wont be an issue as theyre. Sleep, the sequel to the shining which will essentially focus on a grown up. As the sequel to the 1980 horror classic, the shining, it had a high bar to clear.
As a direct sequel to the shining, doctor sleep faced some enormous tasks the first of which was to decide whether or not it was a sequel to kings book or kubricks film. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few. A sequel to the shining sounds like a terrible idea. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was released on november 8, 2019 in the united states. Whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever.
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. In kings version of the shining, jack torrance sacrifices himself to save danny and his wife wendy as the ghosts of the hotel struggle to possess him. When writer and director mike flanagan got the green light to adapt stephen king s 20 novel doctor sleep, he found himself in a unique situation. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrence meets a. However, she appears in the start of the book, living with danny after the events of the shining in a new apartment, traumatized and timid. Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king.
The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Stephen kings the shining sequel novel plot details. Hotel with doctor sleep, a shining sequel that got its own movie in 2019. Inside the front cover of mike wallaces magisterial sequel to the pulitzer prizewinning book gotham is a signature pinkandmustard. Sequel to the shining doctor sleep official trailer hd. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel.
Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. Stephen king is writing a sequel to his cult classic the shining. Doctor sleep is a sequel to both stanley kubricks the shining and stephen king s original novel set visit posted on thursday, september 5th, 2019 by jacob hall. In the light of the release of stephen kings sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, it seems appropriate to explore stanley kubricks masterpiece adaptation, which rightly holds its accolade as one. The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup. The hollywood reporters weekly column on a notable comic book dives. Inside the front cover of mike wallaces magisterial sequel to the pulitzer prize winning book gotham is a signature pinkandmustard. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot. When his father became caretaker of the overlook hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining.
Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of. How doctor sleep is a very different movie to the shining. Doctor sleep trailer 2019 ewan mcgregor the shining.
How will the shining sequel handle the books wtf ending. But that, king says in an interview, was a deflective thing. He put off the shining sequel out of fears it would be inferior to the original, which is one of my books. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. I think this will be the most anticipated book by mr. In the 20 sequel doctor sleep, wendy has passed away in 1999 from lung cancer, possibly caused from the explosion of the overlook hotel many years ago. But the film was able to carve out its own story and characters while still finding clever ways to bring elements of the original film into the narrative. Doctor sleeps first hour will be a trying time for audiences unfamiliar with the novel or even more so the shining. Lunch at the gotham cafe news newspapers books scholar jstor april. However, he does in the book, and hallorann still has a role to play in. King released a statement on his website today that he plans to publish dr. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of suspense stephen king, the bestselling american horror writer, announced today that he will publish a sequel to one of his most. Sleep and will be out at the end of the summer in 20. Doctor sleep first reactions say the shining sequel is the best stephen king film since shawshank.
Be the first to ask a question about wayne of gotham. Stephen king has finally written a sequel to the shining. We already know that alex essoe has been cast as wendy torrance, and carl lumbly as dick halloran. Brandon started in 2012, with the intent of publishing news he found exciting about upcoming and current events in the world of comic book, action and scifi movies. Doctor sleep is a loving homage to the shining the. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. The gotham tv series wont have batman, but it will apparently have. Doctor sleep first reactions say the shining sequel is. Years following the events of the shining, an nowadult dan torrence meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as the true knots who prey on. King famously hated kubricks adaptation of his book, as the filmmaker took extensive liberties with the source material. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. These are the heart of the book and show how nyc history is american history. But doctor sleep, which hits theaters this week, comes with a stamp of approval.
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