The shining paired with new sequel in chilling double. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets director mike flanagan. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Sleep and will be out at the end of the summer in 20. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. More than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a sequel, drawing on his alcoholism and a neardeath experience. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Bbc arts editor, will gompertz, delves into doctor sleeps inception, stephens early career, and how the shining will inevitably be compared to doctor sleep. 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. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. Stephen king is not okay with a shining prequel movie mtv. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center.
Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king. Doctor sleep official teaser trailer the shining sequel. Before brionys stepmother died, she made sure briony blamed herself for all the familys hardships. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. Rose, in a mental shootout that evokes a scifi western, or a comic book movie. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Discussion of themes and motifs in stephen kings the shining.
The actress is in talks to star opposite ewan mcgregor in doctor sleep, warner bros. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Doctor sleep is an ambitious, flawed sequel to the shining. Stephen king is not okay with a shining prequel movie. I know ive been waiting for me to write this novel for over three decades. Mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of. 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. Sadly, the overlook is all about destroying families and twisting familial love. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. I think this will be the most anticipated book by mr. 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. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36.
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 shining sequel will include parts of stephen kings novel that. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Perhaps the national book award committee was wrestling with similar feelings, and. During a visit to the set, director mike flanagan explained how it manages to be both. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys.
Nov 10, 2011 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. I dont have the book with me to show you im afraid, so just imagine that its there in the video with me. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The overlook hotel is their last chance to make it as a unit, or so they believe. That said, youd still need to read the first book before reading the sequel if you wanted. Stephen king has finally written a sequel to the shining. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. Mar 05, 2015 in fact, i much preferred the shinings sequel, doctor sleep, which follows the story of the now grownup danny. The shining sequel doctor sleep moves up to 2019 youtube.
Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller, and the success of the book firmly established king as a preeminent author in the horror genre. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once. I understand why hes reluctant to sign off on another take on his book. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining book or movie. 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. 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.
Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master. Apr 04, 2016 stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. When we first see little danny torrance in doctor sleep, a crafty and curiously moving sequel to the shining, he is riding his tricycle once more through the serpentine corridors of. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks. Jan 26, 2018 mike flanagan has been tapped to direct the film adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining, thewrap has learned. The shining is a story of a desperate family, made up of jack and wendy torrance and their son, danny. Doctor sleep is an ambitious, flawed sequel to the shining book and movie. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. 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. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. In truth, the original book is little more than a standard haunted houseghost story, and not a particularly great one. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two.
The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. The shining is one of kings most personal stories, exploring. Jack, wendy, and danny, each in their own way are trying to make sense of their realities. He was also involved in a tv miniseries based on the same book, starring steven weber and. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Doctor sleep is a loving homage to the shining the.
The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. The first teaser trailer for doctor sleep dropped this afternoon. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. This book was all that i hoped it would be and more. 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. 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 movie, which stars ewan mcgregor, is a direct sequel to the shining, 39 years in the making. Sep 15, 20 the shining by stephen king was amazeballs. Nov 25, 2009 jack torrances little boy danny was last seen recuperating in maine after escaping the insane evil of the overlook hotel, but stephen king is now plotting a sequel to the shining which would age.
Jul 09, 2016 the shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. To prep for the role, mcgregor dove into kings book more than he relied on kubricks film. Sequel to the shining begins filming on georgia coast wsbt. Jun 24, 2008 before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. Nearly 40 years after the shining premiered, timberline lodge could once again be on the silver screen. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. The shining sequel pays homage to the original 1980 film, but is not its equal. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. Chime is a 2011 young adult fantasy novel by franny billingsley.
It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020. Her middlegrade novel well wished was a school library journal best book of the year. Oct 29, 2019 this november 8th, moviegoers will return to the overlook hotel in mike flanagans adaptation of doctor sleep, kings 20 sequel to the shining. 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. Its been a long while ago that i read the shining but it didnt matter, things come back to you, and i didnt even really need to read the shining to get this book.
The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup. 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. Doctor sleep is the sequel to the shining 39 years in. Franny billingsley lives in highland park, illinois.
After the whole shine chime national book award debacle, there was no way my book club could ignore franny billingsleys chime. 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. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. 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. Ewan mcgregor plays the adult danny torrance in this sequel to the shining. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight.
King famously hated kubricks film, which was a lot more interested in ghosts than in alcoholism, so when he decided to write a sequel to the. A movie sequel to stephen kings horror classic the shining has begun filming on the georgia coast. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Uk has posted an interview and video with stephen discussing doctor sleep and other topics. Read the shining by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. And her next middlegrade novel the folk keeper received the boston globehorn book award for fiction, was an ala notable, and a school library journal, booklist, publishers weekly best book of the year and a bulletin blue ribbon book. The shining sequel doctor sleep films scenes on georgia. Filmmakers began shooting scenes for doctor sleep on the beach at st. 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. The novel looks at a variety of factors which impact how reality is perceived and even perverted or masked.
Chime was selected as a finalist in the 2011 national book award for young peoples literature. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. The shining ebook by stephen king 9780385528863 rakuten kobo. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. Told from four pointsofview the three torrances and.
The shining was kings third novel and has sold more than a million copies since it was first published in 1977. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Mike flanagan gets the look of his film right, but faithfully. The shining questions the nature of reality at every turn. Rebecca ferguson joining ewan mcgregor in the shining sequel. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. There was more menace behind that, perhaps because king had a long period of time between the two books with which to perfect his craft. Starring ewan mcgregor as an adult danny torrance, flanagans doctor sleep follows the nowgrown torrance as he fights his demons and faces down a new supernatural threat. The book describes what happens when he hits bottom, inadvertently. 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. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. We had already read shine and were completely confused and underwhelmed by it. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel.
He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. Although the shining didnt have a sequel novel in 1980 doctor sleep was first published in 20 and stanley kubrick is no longer around. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. Rebecca ferguson is jumping into the world of stephen king. Perhaps the national book award committee was wrestling with similar feelings, and that is what led to the gaffe. 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.