Ewan mcgregor stars in trailer for the shining sequel. This isnt a bad thing i just want to warn anyone going into this book to get rid of the straightforward sequel mindset. The film is standing on the shoulders of two of the most significant artists of our time. 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. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and scary movies. Stephen kings new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan explains how its a sequel to both the shining universes crafted by stephen king and stanley kubrick. The film is a sequel to the shining and casts ewan mcgregor as an adult danny torrence. Doctor sleep official teaser trailer the shining sequel. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. 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. Rose, in a mental shootout that evokes a scifi western, or a comic book movie.
Billed as the sequel to the shining, the book hones in on danny torrance, once a little boy who discovered the overlook hotels demonic secrets. Kings script wasnt the problem, it was that it was a low budget tv mini series. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. 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. Kings new book would focus on a nowgrown danny torrance, the son of shining protagonist jack torrance played in the film by jack nicholson. Mark romanek is in negotiations to helm warner bros. How did king decide to write a sequel to the shining instead of another dark tower novel. Jack torrance the shining bar variant heres to five miserable months on the. Abandoned the shining prequel compared to the revenant by.
Stephen king remade the shining to be more like the book. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Except from stephen kings new sequel to the shining by meremart jan 1, 1900. He put off the shining sequel out of fears it would be inferior to the original, which is one of my books.
Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining movie and stephen kings book. The bigscreen adaptation of doctor sleep, stephen kings 20 novel sequel to the shining, is out november 8. All three books tie together the life of katiekatherine a young twentytwo year old woman who is struggling with the responsibilities and rules that young amish women are expected to live by. Stephen king plots the shining sequel this article is more than 10 years old horror writer stephen king has revealed that a sequel to the shining would focus on a 40yearold danny torrance. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look telegraph. For one thing, king himself, as well as the book pr calls it a sequel. I thought when i read the book that rose the hat was probably the best antagonist that king had written in 20 years. 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.
The film sequel to the film twilight will be released on november 20th, 2009. The shining sequel pays homage to the original 1980 film, but is not its equal. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Considering stanley kubrick s 1980 shining adaptation is considered one of the best horror.
And now were getting a tv show all inspired by stephen kings seminal horror novel the shining. Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. Het verhaal is een vervolg op dat uit zijn eerdere boek the shining zoals hij dat. When stephen king published doctor sleep in 20, it felt inevitable that the book, a sequel to his beloved 1977 horror novel the shining, would get a movie adaptation one day.
The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley. 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. Including the shunning, the confession, and the reckoning. For his part, king is working on a sequel to the shining, but it doesnt appear that the prequel is connected with that novel. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. Back in 2014, variety reported warner bros were busy making a sequel to the shining, with director mark romanek in talks to helm the movie. 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.
The book was published by doubleday in january 28, 1977. Doctor sleep trailer teases sequel to stephen kings the shining. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. 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. 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. Before doctor sleep was a critically acclaimed movie, it was a book by stephen king, and heres why the legendary author decided to write it.
In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. To say you were going back to the book that was really popular and write the sequel people think of that book, they read it as kids. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. You dont have to be a fan of horror to appreciate stephen kings masterful new novel. Doctor sleep is exceptionally scary, but its also a brilliantly paced and moving redemption story. 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.
Hotel in the shining you understand this scene better if you read the book. When his father became caretaker of the overlook hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control. Come and play with us, danny for ever, and ever, and ever. Doctor sleep is a loving homage to the shining the. How much do you know about stephen kings the shining. Although most of his books exist in a shared universe the shinings dick hallorann appears briefly in it, just to name one example its one of the few direct sequels hes written in his career. The shining spinoff series in the pipeline for jj abrams. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. Mike flanagan the haunting of hill house, geralds game has released a film that serves, somehow, as a followup to both the book and movie versions of the shining. The novel sequel to the book twilight is called new mooon, and was released on the 6th of september, 2006. 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. 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.
Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look interactive. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. When writing doctor sleep, stephen king had to be reminded of things from the shining hed forgotten. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. A practical guide to filtering and prioritizing genetic variants. The shunningthe confessionthe reckoning by beverly lewis. Danny was only five years old but in the words of old mr halloran he was a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie. Although it was one of his earliest books, it was also one of his most disturbing. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. Stephen king finally reawakens danny torrance in doctor. Overlook hotel, a prequel to the stanley kubrick classic 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. Here, we describe a series of guidelines for developing appropriate. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. The book was followed in 20 by the sequel doctor sleep. Its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel. Stanley kubricks the shining is seen as a horror classic and a. Is the sequel to the shining a scary novel answers. For another, the problem with labeling such a book standalone at this juncture is somewhat problematic as the major audience are going to be a great majority that already know the shining, many of them not even king or horror fans.
Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. Doctor sleep trailer combines stephen king and stanley. Trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Here is my shining variant 7 color small ap run of 10 looking for a last minute. The heritage of lancaster county is three of author beverly lewiss books in one. As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seemed to develop a. Although technically a sequel to the shining published in 1977 and probably stephen kings scariest and best book step to me, it fans, this book should not be approached as such, because in reality the two novels have very little in common besides the central characters.
Ewan mcgregor plays the adult danny torrance in this sequel to the shining. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman theres a lot of bad news here. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. 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. 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. The shining is the third book published by stephen king. Stephen king remade the shining to be more like the book and it sucked.
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