Stephen kings 20 novel, doctor sleep, functions as a direct sequel to his own 1977 novel, the shining. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author, stephen king, one has to wonder if the film adaptation of its. I had the advantage of merchandising books for chas levy in major chains stores, where beverlys books were fast sellers. It has just as much kissing and talking as youd expect from a rainbow rowell story but far, far more monsters. 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. Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look interactive. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by mike flanagan. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. 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. 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. Stephen king finally reawakens danny torrance in doctor. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position.
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Doctor sleep trailer 2019 ewan mcgregor the shining sequel horror movie plot. Few movies carry the weight of expectations this year as doctor sleep, the upcoming stephen king adaptation from horror maestro mike flanagan. The director behind one hour photo and never let me go is a filmmaker with a vision. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. 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.
If you havent read amish books, this book is a good first book for you because it is so rich with the amish culture and vocabulary. In carry on, rowell offers her own take on the simon snow world and characters separate. Published on jan 26, 2018 warner bros announced today that mike flanagan has been tapped to direct doctor sleep, the 20 stephen king novel that is a. The shining sequel sets mike flanagan to direct youtube. In short, both the doctor sleep book and film bring us back into the. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. This sequel to the shining brings back danny torrence, who now works at a nursing home and specializes in ushering dying patients into the great beyond. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. That changed when mark romanek became attached to the project a realdeal director, not some runofthemill workforhire. And by the time i went to bed that night, i had the whole book in my mind. Goldmans involvement with doctor sleep comes shortly after the casting of matthew.
Doctor sleep is exceptionally scary, but its also a brilliantly paced and moving redemption story. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining. The author explores the origins of the shining and its sequel doctor sleep this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. He put off the shining sequel out of fears it would be inferior to the original, which is one of my books.
Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. 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. So our job is to thread the needle and take the best of the dna from both of them and hopefully bring that to the audience today in a fun and. The 2019 film plans to function in the same way with the 1980 original. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. 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. Carry on is the sortof spinoff to rowells previous novel fangirl. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. Academy awardwinning screenwriter akiva goldsman will adapt stephen kings doctor sleep, the sequel to the horror classic the shining, for warner bros. Doctor sleep is based on the king novel by the same name, published in 20.
Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Stephen kings new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. The book describes what happens when he hits bottom, inadvertently. For example, kings original book ends with the explosion of the overlook hotel. Ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance in warner bros. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in theaters on january 24, 2020. Few movies carry the weight of expectations this year as doctor sleep.
But that, king says in an interview, was a deflective thing. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. Carry on the rise and fall of simon snow is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. The book is a sequel to the shining, the movie adaptation of which king notoriously hated. The shining sequel doctor sleep is ready to bring you back to the. The shining is based on stephen king s 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup, doctor sleep, which was published in 20. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. The shining is considered by many to be the greatest horror film ever. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most.
Just a month after horror filmmaker mike flanagan spoke about wanting to adapt stephen kings sequel to the shining into a feature film, hes been hired to do just that. Doctor sleep trailer 2019 ewan mcgregor the shining. Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets release date. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look telegraph. Published in 2009, doctor sleep is the sequel to kings seminal horror novel the shining, which was published in 1977. When writing doctor sleep, stephen king had to be reminded of things from the shining hed forgotten. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook.
In fangirl, college student cath writes fanfiction for the fictional simon snow series by the fictional gemma t. 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. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. The shunning by beverly lewis goodreads share book. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. How do you make a sequel to the shining when the original book and. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Heres how the doctor sleep movie connects to stephen kings the shining both the book and film version. Stanley kubricks the shining is one of many horror fans favorite stephen king adaptations, which makes the upcoming sequel adaptation, doctor sleep, a highly anticipated event.
Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. Doctor sleep, a direct sequel, will be released this november, and just released its first trailer. When a prequel to the shining was announced, it didnt sound like such a hot idea. But this also exists very much in the same cinematic universe that kubrick. Inside doctor sleep, the shining sequel trailer, cast. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master. It is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining, he said. On november 19, 2009, during a reading at the canon theatre in toronto, king described to the audience an idea for a sequel to the shining. To prep for the role, mcgregor dove into kings book more than he relied. 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.
On halloween comes doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. It is the fourth kingderived movie this year, following pet sematary, in the tall grass netflixs third king adaptation in three. Stephen kings the shining sequel is his best novel yet. The shunning was one of the first books that i read back when it first came out. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrence meets a. I really enjoyed the book, but i expect some backlash as it is not what fans want or expect. The book is a sequel to the shining, the movie adaptation of. This book followed the character of danny torrance, the boy blessedcursed with the shining, as he continues to wrestle with the ghosts that haunted him at the overlook hotel. The shining sequel doctor sleep release date moved forward.
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