Sep 19, 2012 if you didnt know, now you do, and youll soon know the sequels title and release date, announced by the master of suspense himself. Sequel to stephen kings the shining coming soon the book haven. Cautiously hype jeanluc godard thu, 19 sep 2019 04. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Feb 19, 2019 the longawaited sequel to the shining is coming out soon, so heres all you need to know about doctor sleep. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. But things get complicated when a group of psychic vampires called true knot start preying on kids, who are blessed or cursed with the same abilities that dan has. Jun 14, 2019 wow, well if you liked this movie you will love the shining but it is kind of ruined in a way if you watched this one first.
Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Flanagan sticks closely to kings sequel novel, but smoothly bookends his movie. If you liked the shining you will probably enjoy doctor sleep as well for the atmosphere and character development. Inevitably doctor sleep, like most of king books, has been optioned and is to be made into a film and is. Dec 29, 2017 if youre a fan of horror movies in any way, then chances are youve seen stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, the shining. But visually the shining is one of the best films ever made. Yeah i had no idea it was a sequel until i was at the movies. Mar 12, 2020 the shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center.
Slated for release in north america on november 8, 2019, and. The book became one of kings more popular novels thanks to a film adaptation in 1980 from the late stanley kubrick starring jack nicholson a film king hated so much he made his own tv version in 1997. From the moment doctor sleep was announced as the modern day sequel to. The shining sequel just took a huge step forward, get the details. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Is stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep any good. The film is based on kings literary sequel to the shining and picks up with an adult danny torrance ewan mcgregor, a struggling alcoholic whose shining abilities return after he tries. Have a nice day is the story about anna bloom who just recently got out of a mental hospital her parents had put her in and she starts reflecting on her life before and after being put into a mental hospital. From the moment doctor sleep was announced as the modern day sequel to the shining, its existence became a closely followed. The shining might be the latest stephen king movie to get a. With doctor sleep, mike flannagan aimed to resolve the two, creating a sequel that both honored the cinematic legacy of the shining, as well as the peerless work of stephen king. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. Oct 17, 20 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.
Jacob tremblay lands role in the shining sequel doctor. Nov 02, 2019 the sequel to the 2016 movie trolls is coming very soon and it looks like its going to be a good one. Jan 26, 2018 king published doctor sleep in 20 as a sequel to his 1977 bestseller the shining. Mike flanagan explains how he convinced stephen king that the doctor sleep movie should be a sequel to both kubricks the shining movie and kings original novel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. The book have a nice day by julie halpern is the sequel to the story get well soon.
King describes my relationship with this book very well. Stephen kings shining sequel, titled doctor sleep, will be released to a bookstore and tablet near you on september 24, 20, according to an announcement posted by the author to his website this morning. The book is a sequel to kings widely successful the. Sep 15, 2019 if it sucks, i still get some kubrick music in the film and a performance out of ewan mcgregor as well as ill get to enjoy some nostalgia. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. The film will adapt kings 20 novel, which follows danny. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. 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 character first appeared on screen, played by danny. The shining sequel just took a huge step forward, get the.
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Its about a girl and she wakes up in a mental hospital and she doesnt know why shes there. Ewan mcgregor will face the horrors of the overlook hotel. The shining 1980 read online free book by stephen king in. It has a stronger first half than second half and one of the most memorable introductions from stephen king books ive read. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Stephen kings 20 novel, doctor sleep, which became a bestseller upon release was the sequel to his book the shining which in turn was adapted by stanley kubrick into his modern horror masterpiece. Sep 28, 2011 from entertainment weekly the long anticipated sequel to the shining, titled dr. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. Sep 22, 20 doctor sleep picks up on the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers in kings famous 1977 novel, the shining. Still probably one of his better novels and holds up well for the genre. Doctor sleep the shining sequel page 2 entertainment.
Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining. It has been over 30 years since stanley kubrick released his movie version of the shining, but it. 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. Parents need to know that doctor sleep is a horror movie adapted from a stephen king novel. King published doctor sleep in 20 as a sequel to his 1977 bestseller the shining. In 20, author stephen king wrote up a sequel to one of his greatest stories the shining. Adapted from the stephen king novel of the same name, the film tells the story of an unhinged man accepting a job as the winter caretaker of a ski lodge, only for him and his family to be assailed by the madness that lies hidden both in the lodge, and in himself. Sleep stephen king broke the news on his website yesterday in an item about two tweets long but he did read an excerpt at george mason university last weekend. Apr 04, 2016 stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen this article is more than 4 years old the script for doctor sleep, which follows a traumatised middleaged danny, is to be written by.
May 10, 2012 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. Mike flanagan directing stephen kings the shining sequel. According to variety, mcgregor will be filling the iconic shoes of danny torrance in the sequel to kings 1977 novel, the shining. His relationship with his father had been like the unfurling of some flower of beautiful potential, which, when wholly opened, turned out to be blighted inside. Jul 25, 2014 it has been 33 years since actor jack nicholson terrified audiences in the shining, but we may get a second chance to see his son, little danny, on the big screen again. Long considered one of the greatest horror novels ever written, stephen kings the shining has left an immense shadow over the entire genre and everything that followed in its wake. Flanagan will also rewrite the script, originally adapted by akiva goldsman. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.
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. Children are shown in peril, screaming, and dying, and there are guns and shooting, fighting and punching, an ax fight, bloody wounds, gore, a sexual predator, and more. Mike flanagan to helm stephen kings the shining sequel. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen this article is more than 4 years old the script for doctor sleep, which follows a traumatised middle. As the book reaches its 35th anniversary, there is talk there may be more parts to the story. More than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a sequel, drawing on his alcoholism and a neardeath experience. Its been a couple of years since stephen king announced that he was considering writing a sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The story of jack torrance and his family locked away with a pack of ghosts during the winter. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. Kings book picks up with a middleaged danny torrance years after the events at the overlook hotel, still psychic but in. Director mike flanagan confirms his forthcoming movie adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep will be a sequel to and bridge the gap between both the shining movie universe and the original novel. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center.
Ewan mcgregor will face the horrors of the overlook hotel in. Pictures presents, an intrepid picturesvertigo entertainment production, a mike flanagan film, doctor sleep. My first stephen king, and my first proper horror novel will be my last. Published in 2009, doctor sleep is the sequel to kings seminal horror novel the shining, which was published in 1977. 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. Flanagan tapped to direct as well as rewrite akiva goldsmans original script. Jan 27, 2018 mike flanagan will direct the shining sequel. Anna kendrick, justin timberlake, rachel bloom, jamie dornan, kelly clarkson, ozzy osbourne, and sam rockwell, as well as appearances from james. Sep 21, 20 more than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a sequel, drawing on his alcoholism and a neardeath experience. Apr 01, 2016 the shining sequel just took a huge step forward, get the details.
Jun 14, 2018 according to variety, mcgregor will be filling the iconic shoes of danny torrance in the sequel to kings 1977 novel, the shining. Stephen king announces the shining sequel release date. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining sequel. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets director mike. It has been 33 years since actor jack nicholson terrified audiences in the shining, but we may get a second chance to see his son, little danny, on the big screen again. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Doctor sleep picks up on the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers in kings famous 1977 novel, the shining. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Alone, overweight, and braless, anna starts writing a series of letters to her best friend tracy as a way of staying sane despite being surrounded by drug dealers. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. After the outsized grosses on the stephen king novel adaptation it, warner bros has put it sequel to kings the shining on the fast track. If this doesnt sound much like the shining, its because doctor sleep is a very different cinematic experience. Set several years after jack torrance was driven to madness at the overlook. The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double.
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