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Carl Lumby And Alex Essoe Join ‘Doctor Sleep’

It’s been a few months since we had any news on Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King’s The Shining. Today news has come that two more names have been added to the guest list that already includes the previously announced stars Rebecca Ferguson and Ewan McGregor who will play adult Danny Torrence. Carl Lumby (Supergirl) has filled the role of Dick Halloran. Alex Essoe (Midnighters) is set to play Wendy Torrance, originally played by Shelley Duvall, Deadline reports. Ferguson plays “Rose The Hat, head of a cult that feeds on the “steam” created by young people who have a touch of the “shining.” It is an excruciating fatal process for the victims and Torrance finds himself in their crosshairs as he tries to help a young girl elude their grasp.” Flanagan rewrote Akiva Goldsman’s adaptation of King’s 2013 novel which picks up with Danny who is now in his 40s and struggling with the same demons his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2018
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Star Announced For Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Adaptation

Mike Flanagan‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Doctor Sleep has announced its first cast member and its star, Ewan McGregor. What’s more, King himself has blessed the union. The sequel to King’s classic The Shining will have McGregor, who has starred in films like Moulin Rouge!, Trainspotting and T2 Trainspotting, playing Danny Torrence who has grown up. Flanagan, who was behind the King adaptation Gerald’s Game for Netflix, will also be producing along with his partner Trevor Macy and Vertigo Entertainment’s Jon Berg, Variety reports. “Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and focuses on the now middle-aged Danny who is still traumatized. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and has problems with anger management and alcoholism. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire. While there, his psychic abilities start to resurface and he develops a psychic link with a 12-year-old girl named Abra Stone who he must save

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2018
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Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Wakes Up To A Release Date

Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) was asked last year what other Stephen King novel he would like to adapt following his fantastic adaptation of King’s Gerald’s Game (review) for Netflix. His answer, Doctor Sleep, King’s sequel to The Shining. His wish was granted. Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that the film was on its way. Today, we’ve learned that the adaptation has landed a 2020 release date. “Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and focuses on the now middle-aged Danny who is still traumatized. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and has problems with anger management and alcoholism. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire. While there, his psychic abilities start to resurface and he develops a psychic link with a 12-year-old girl named Abra Stone who he must save after he discovers her life is being threatened by a tribe of paranormals led by a man

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2018
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Mike Flanagan’s Adaptation Of King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Enters Development

Stephen King’s adaptations have been everywhere over the past few years, not that we are complaining. That trend shows no sign of ending anytime soon. In fact, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep has now officially entered development. Flanagan will be directing from the script he penned with Akiva Goldsman. Flanagan is responsible for last year’s fantastic Netflix movie adaptation of King’s Gerald’s Game, along with films like Oculus, Hush, Before I wake, and Ouija: Origins of Evil. In Doctor Sleep, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 18, 2018
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Mike Flanagan To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’

Stephen King adaptions show no sign of slowing down. Next up is King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to ‘The Shining’ with Mike Flanagan at the helm. Back in December Flanagan mentioned during an interview that after his Gerald’s Game adaption, he would love to adapt ‘Doctor Sleep’. According to Deadline, his wish has been granted. Flanagan, who wrote and directed Oculus, Hush, and Before I wake, will rewrite the current Doctor Sleep script penned by Akiva Goldsman, as well as direct the adaptation. In the book, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 27, 2018
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‘Gerald’s Game’ Director Wants To Adapt King’s ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’

Mike Flanagan, the director behind films such as Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and Gerald’s Game, has his eyes on a new project. The talented director told Lilja’s Library that he wants to tackle Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘Lisey’s Story’. There are so many,” Flanagan answered, when the site questioned him about what other Stephen King stories he’d like to adapt. “But the ones I’d want to do the most are DOCTOR SLEEP and LISEY’S STORY. In both cases, it’s because I identify with the protagonists so much. LISEY’S STORY is a stunning piece of work, a beautiful exploration of marriage. And who wouldn’t want to venture back into the world of Danny Torrance?” King himself has expressed recent interest in doing an adaption of Lisey’s Story and Doctor Sleep that picks up years after the events in The Shining. ‘Doctor Sleep’ is set several years after the events in ‘The Shining’ and focuses on the now middle-aged

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2017
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Warner Bros. Adapting Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep For A Feature Film

Warner Bros. is currently adapting Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep for a full length feature film. The Novel, is a sequel to King’s The Shining. Akiva Goldsman who wrote I Am Legend and the upcoming film Rings, and directed the series Fringe, has been tasked with penning the screenplay that features Danny (from The Shining) as an adult, working in a nursing home where he meets a group of people known as ‘The True Knot’. King himself will be serving as executive producer along side Jon Berg and Jon Gonda who will be supervising for Warner Bros. The novel follows a tribe of people called The True Knot, who are in search of sustenance. They look harmless – mostly old and married to their RVs. But Dan Torrance knows that The True Knot are quasi-immortal and live of the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are tortured. Still haunted by his experience at The Overlook Hotel, Dan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2016

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Carl Lumby And Alex Essoe Join ‘Doctor Sleep’

It’s been a few months since we had any news on Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King’s The Shining. Today news has come that two more names have been added to the guest list that already includes the previously announced stars Rebecca Ferguson and Ewan McGregor who will play adult Danny Torrence. Carl Lumby (Supergirl) has filled the role of Dick Halloran. Alex Essoe (Midnighters) is set to play Wendy Torrance, originally played by Shelley Duvall, Deadline reports. Ferguson plays “Rose The Hat, head of a cult that feeds on the “steam” created by young people who have a touch of the “shining.” It is an excruciating fatal process for the victims and Torrance finds himself in their crosshairs as he tries to help a young girl elude their grasp.” Flanagan rewrote Akiva Goldsman’s adaptation of King’s 2013 novel which picks up with Danny who is now in his 40s and struggling with the same demons his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2018
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Star Announced For Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Adaptation

Mike Flanagan‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Doctor Sleep has announced its first cast member and its star, Ewan McGregor. What’s more, King himself has blessed the union. The sequel to King’s classic The Shining will have McGregor, who has starred in films like Moulin Rouge!, Trainspotting and T2 Trainspotting, playing Danny Torrence who has grown up. Flanagan, who was behind the King adaptation Gerald’s Game for Netflix, will also be producing along with his partner Trevor Macy and Vertigo Entertainment’s Jon Berg, Variety reports. “Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and focuses on the now middle-aged Danny who is still traumatized. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and has problems with anger management and alcoholism. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire. While there, his psychic abilities start to resurface and he develops a psychic link with a 12-year-old girl named Abra Stone who he must save

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2018
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Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Wakes Up To A Release Date

Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) was asked last year what other Stephen King novel he would like to adapt following his fantastic adaptation of King’s Gerald’s Game (review) for Netflix. His answer, Doctor Sleep, King’s sequel to The Shining. His wish was granted. Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that the film was on its way. Today, we’ve learned that the adaptation has landed a 2020 release date. “Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and focuses on the now middle-aged Danny who is still traumatized. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and has problems with anger management and alcoholism. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire. While there, his psychic abilities start to resurface and he develops a psychic link with a 12-year-old girl named Abra Stone who he must save after he discovers her life is being threatened by a tribe of paranormals led by a man

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2018
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Mike Flanagan’s Adaptation Of King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Enters Development

Stephen King’s adaptations have been everywhere over the past few years, not that we are complaining. That trend shows no sign of ending anytime soon. In fact, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep has now officially entered development. Flanagan will be directing from the script he penned with Akiva Goldsman. Flanagan is responsible for last year’s fantastic Netflix movie adaptation of King’s Gerald’s Game, along with films like Oculus, Hush, Before I wake, and Ouija: Origins of Evil. In Doctor Sleep, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 18, 2018
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Mike Flanagan To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’

Stephen King adaptions show no sign of slowing down. Next up is King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to ‘The Shining’ with Mike Flanagan at the helm. Back in December Flanagan mentioned during an interview that after his Gerald’s Game adaption, he would love to adapt ‘Doctor Sleep’. According to Deadline, his wish has been granted. Flanagan, who wrote and directed Oculus, Hush, and Before I wake, will rewrite the current Doctor Sleep script penned by Akiva Goldsman, as well as direct the adaptation. In the book, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 27, 2018
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‘Gerald’s Game’ Director Wants To Adapt King’s ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’

Mike Flanagan, the director behind films such as Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and Gerald’s Game, has his eyes on a new project. The talented director told Lilja’s Library that he wants to tackle Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘Lisey’s Story’. There are so many,” Flanagan answered, when the site questioned him about what other Stephen King stories he’d like to adapt. “But the ones I’d want to do the most are DOCTOR SLEEP and LISEY’S STORY. In both cases, it’s because I identify with the protagonists so much. LISEY’S STORY is a stunning piece of work, a beautiful exploration of marriage. And who wouldn’t want to venture back into the world of Danny Torrance?” King himself has expressed recent interest in doing an adaption of Lisey’s Story and Doctor Sleep that picks up years after the events in The Shining. ‘Doctor Sleep’ is set several years after the events in ‘The Shining’ and focuses on the now middle-aged

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2017
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Warner Bros. Adapting Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep For A Feature Film

Warner Bros. is currently adapting Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep for a full length feature film. The Novel, is a sequel to King’s The Shining. Akiva Goldsman who wrote I Am Legend and the upcoming film Rings, and directed the series Fringe, has been tasked with penning the screenplay that features Danny (from The Shining) as an adult, working in a nursing home where he meets a group of people known as ‘The True Knot’. King himself will be serving as executive producer along side Jon Berg and Jon Gonda who will be supervising for Warner Bros. The novel follows a tribe of people called The True Knot, who are in search of sustenance. They look harmless – mostly old and married to their RVs. But Dan Torrance knows that The True Knot are quasi-immortal and live of the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are tortured. Still haunted by his experience at The Overlook Hotel, Dan

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2016