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. He then meets a police officer that later on they become friends. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will become a movie written by akiva goldsman theres a lot of bad news here. Share pin it its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel.
The shining sequel pays homage to the original 1980 film, but is not its equal. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. Doctor sleep, stephen kings the shining sequel, will soon become a movie directed by hush and oculus filmmaker mike flanagan. Apr 04, 2016 stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen.
King produced a sequel to the shining in 20, but he hasnt written a sequel to pet sematary. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Bbc arts editor, will gompertz, delves into doctor sleeps inception, stephens early career, and how the shining will inevitably be compared to doctor sleep. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. The contender, by robert lipsyte, is the story of a highschool dropout named alfred who makes a hard choice to turn away from a life on the streets of harlem and all the trouble that entails and. The novel is set in harlem, new york, the same place that forms the background for many of the novels of reputed black writers like richard wright and james baldwin. Doctor sleep novel doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. Doctor sleep trailer teases a horrifying sequel to. The contender, a biography of andrew cuomo the new york times. Uk has posted an interview and video with stephen discussing doctor sleep and other topics. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. Doctor sleep trailer 2019 ewan mcgregor the shining. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever.
Though they worked for white employers, they nurtured animosity against them and waited for an opportunity to rebel. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets release date. He waited on the stoop until twilight, pretending to watch the sun melt into the dirty gray harlem sky. The contender, the brave, the chief, and warrior angel.
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 first trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining has dropped, and it makes liberal use of callbacks to stanley kubricks sublime horror classic. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion, that the overlook hotel is haunted. To prep for the role, mcgregor dove into kings book more than he relied on kubricks film. Stephen king had to change the setting of his new book because of coronavirus. Ewan mcgregor will star as grownup danny torrance in the film version of doctor sleep, stephen kings sequel to the shining, according to variety the book. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight.
Its a brave man who writes a sequel to the shining. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. He was also involved in a tv miniseries based on the same book, starring steven weber and. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. 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. In the shining, jack torrance, a frustrated, alcoholic writer. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and later followed by a sequel, doctor sle. Doctor sleep trailer 2019 ewan mcgregor the shining sequel horror movie plot. Oct 01, 20 what stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining. The shining along with its 2019 sequel, doctor sleep will be shown three times at the gateway film center.
Oct 25, 2019 its been nearly forty years since we first ventured to the the overlook hotel, and all these decades later were finally taking a look back with the release of the stephen king adaptation doctor. 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 the film adaptation of stephen. Summary alfred is back in training, with renewed intensity. Sep 18, 2012 stephen king revealed the release date for his novel doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining, will be sept. Nov 04, 2014 i listened to the audio version of this book, an unauthorized biography of ny states current governor, andrew cuomo. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel 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. The only necessary sequel to the shining is room 237. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrence meets a. Ewan mcgregor to star in the shining sequel doctor sleep. He makes remarkable progress even though the most praise that he receives from mr. Geralds game director mike flanagan wants to take on more stephen king adaptations, and would really like to make the shining sequel doctor sleep. Doctor sleep opens this weekend, but steven hyden believes that weve already been gifted a mighty fine the shining sequel. Alfreds father deserted the family when alfred was ten years old. 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 novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel.
Ewan mcgregor retreads familiar ground in this sequel to stephen kings and stanley kubricks the shining. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Stephen kings unfortunate sequel to the shining will. But as a lifelong stephen king fan, i also adored the book. 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 sets release date for sequel to the shining. Producer james vanderbilt offers an update on the prequel to the shining, discussing the unique nature of the story and director mark romanek. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20.
If anyone can make this book into a good movie, its flanagan. The supernatural is very apparent and very real in this version of the story. Stephen king announces the shining sequel release date. My book is the true history of the torrance family. There are ghosts, things that going bump in the night and even the topiaries in the garden come alive in the book. Jan 08, 20 the contender book trailer kelsey valdez. The shining, but now that king is publishing a sequel. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in theaters on january 24, 2020. Jul 25, 2014 of developing a sequel to the shining, based on stephen kings newly published follow updoctor sleep. If you didnt know, now you do, and youll soon know the sequels title and release date, announced by the master of suspense himself. The contender long version hans zimmer steve jablonsky duration. In writing the sequel, he chose not to worry about that.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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 trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. Director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. A spookyashell tribute to stanley kubrick and stephen king. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. Doctor sleep is actually kindofnotactually a sequel to the cinematic version, instead just an adaption of stephen kings followup novel. Alfred brooks, the protagonist of the novel, lives in harlem in a little apartment with his aunt and nieces. 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. Dec 29, 2017 if youre a fan of horror movies in any way, then chances are youve seen stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, the shining. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The actor who played the child, dan lloyd, is now living in louisville.
Doctor sleep the shining sequel film november 8th, 2019. Ewan mcgregor plays the adult danny torrance in this sequel to the shining. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. The contender is the debut novel by american author and sports journalist robert lipsyte. Doctor sleep official teaser trailer the shining sequel. 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. He box while in new york city get very angry quickly. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. In 1977, stephen king publishes his bestselling novel the shining, translating into the allegorical language of horror fiction the toll that his own alcoholism was taking on his professional and domestic lives. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as.
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. Free the contender worksheets and literature unit for. Jan 26, 2018 director mike flanagan is going back into the world of stephen king. Jan 12, 2018 to say there was some excitement among king fans when a sequel to the shining was announced would be an understatement. Along with the book s sequel, king has released a prequel, overlook hotel, which has also been in film development. The film has a couple of scenes that are quite scary. In the beginning of the book he was fighting and i like that part because that part shows you how he gets. The shining might be the latest stephen king movie to get a. 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. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. The brave sequel to the contender is about a native boy who moved to new york to get away from the problems. How doctor sleep is a very different movie to the shining.
Nov 07, 2019 the it list is yahoo s weekly look at the best in pop culture, including movies, music, tv, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. 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 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. That could be because king killed off almost all of its characters the first time around. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in 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. 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. Danny is more interesting as a supernaturally gifted adult than he was as a kid, but the antagonists are, in a word, weak.
As a life long new yorker and former nys employee under both cuomo governors, i felt like i already knew as much as i wanted about the cuomos and would merely scan this book. The shining prequel is completely its own film collider. 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. I didnt think the book was really trying to be scary, its closer to the good vs evil battle of the stand,and lots of other king stories than it is to the original shining. The contender shows the harlem of midtwentieth century, when the blacks were becoming restless. Geralds game director wants to make the shining sequel. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is an ambitious homage to the movie and the book. Movie about shining sequel, doctor sleep, to be released in 2020. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. Its also a film that revisits and recontextualizes stanley. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. The website maintained by the author robert lipsyte. 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.
Apr 05, 2015 andrew cuomo is not running for president. The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. 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 stephen king book with the most adaptations screen rant. 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.
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. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. The contender cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. The shining sequel coming from geralds game director. This book was all that i hoped it would be and more. The book is actually less a sequel and more an update on the character of danny torrancewhich is fine. The contender is a comingofage novel whose protagonist, a black seventeenyearold high school dropout named alfred brooks, lives with his aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, a predominantly african american neighborhood in manhattan, new york city, in the mid1960s. Mike flanagan on how doctor sleep also honors mick garriss. After 36 years, king gives shining a new luster in sequel.
The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by. Free the contender study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Rose, in a mental shootout that evokes a scifi western, or a comic book movie. Ewan mcgregor will play jack nicholsons screen son, a nowgrown danny torrance, in doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining adapted from stephen kings book of the same name. The book s plot centers on a black seventeenyearold man named alfred brooks, a high school dropout living with aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, new york city.