It looks like it could be a slow weekend at the box office. But as the saying goes, life comes at you fast, and while. That narrative breathing room gives doctor sleep a lot of opportunities to do its own thing and when its forging its own path, the movie rarely falters. Starring ewan mcgregor, kyliegh curran, rebecca ferguson, zahn mcclarnon, bruce. Its a high bar to clear, but one the film does with a good deal of finesse even if it. Making of doctor sleep broll years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as.
There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including last christmas, midway and playing with fire. Fortuantely, king should be able to rest easy with the upcoming doctor sleep movie, based on his shining sequel novel. Doctor sleep is the name of stephen kings sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. By clicking i agree when using the cinemark movie rewards program webpage at or the cinemark movie rewards program page in the cinemark mobile app together, movie rewards page, after any changes to these terms and conditions have been posted, you accept those changes. Doctor sleep is an upcoming american horror film directed by mike flanagan and written by stephen king. While this feels like a very unnecessary sequel, between ewan mcgregor and kyliegh curran, they find a means to justify this 2 and a half hour movie. Flanagan, who is honored and grateful to have had this doctor sleep experience, has had an extremely successful 2018. Centers on the danny torrance character from the shining, carrying the trauma from the events at the overlook hotel into his adulthood. Stephen kings doctor sleep official site available. Its as though someone made a sequel to kubricks 2001.
Mike flanagan in doctor sleep 2019 ewan mcgregor at an event for doctor. Everything we know about the shining sequel doctor sleep. Stephen king collection 4 books set pet sematary, the shining, it, doctor sleep by stephen king, pet sematary by stephen king, et al. Stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep getting made into movie. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrance s story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen kings the shining. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same. The movie relies heavily on the nostalgia factor of the shining to get viewers interested. Doctor sleep was released in 2019 on friday, november 8, 2019 in nationwide movie theaters. Stephen king legendarily hated the classic 1980 film stanley kubrick made of the shining a fact that made it hard for writerdirector mike. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. Doctor sleep official trailer 2019 the shining 2, ewan. When he returns to the kubrick vision, including actors playing iconic roles from the movie, it sometimes feels like doctor sleep is in a very big shadow.
Kyliegh curran, the young actress who appeared as nala in broadways the lion king and in the indie film i. Official doctor sleep movie trailer 2019 subscribe. Doctor sleep 2019 full movie, watch online free download. Stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep getting. In doctor sleep, mike flanagans bigscreen followup to the shining, ewan mcgregor stars as little danny torrance all grown up. Based on stanley kubricks classic film adaptation of the shining as well as stephen kings sequel novel, doctor sleep is an atmospheric psychological thriller. Already with its first trailer, the film managed to bristle the skin of all fans by showing great references to the shining, a film starring jack nicholson. Doctor sleep may not diagnose you to the land of nod, but tediously drains your shining spirit. 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, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. Doctor sleep doctor sueno is a movie that has everyone pending. When writing doctor sleep, stephen king had to be reminded of things from the shining hed forgotten. Doctor sleep was expected to be a big hit for warner bros. Doctor sleep 2019 behind the scenes of stephen king movie. Doctor sleep movie is nowhere near as good as the book.
Mike flanagan is directing a film adaptation of stephen kings 20 novel doctor sleep, a sequel to kings iconic 1977 horror classic the shining. A duller shining in this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. Shining movie doctor sleep adds zahn mcclarnon as crow. I didnt find doctor sleep to be very scary i might classify it as more thriller, there were a few jump scares and a few shots disgusted me but nothing really shook me to my core, which is fine. Pictures one of the things that makes a stephen king novel so enjoyable to devour is his. Danny torrance is a middleaged man drifting though america in order to shed his fathers alcoholism, which passed down to him in order to forget the.
Ewan mcgregor to star in stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep. Doctor sleep jatkaa danny torrancen tarinaa 40 vuotta hohdon kauhistuttavien tapahtumien jalkeen. Doctor sleep 2019 is the new horror movie starring ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and kyliegh curran. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. The studio has hired oculus director mike flanagan to helm and rewrite the script originally adapted by akiva goldsman. Amazing performance from ewan, kyliegh and the entire cast.
Austin collins of vanity fair added doctor sleep is a horror movie, but whats immediately striking is its sudden breadth, its humble resistance to the usual perils and thrills of blockbuster. The actor has been cast as adult danny torrance in doctor sleep, variety confirms. Oh, thats right, they did and they called it 2010, and no one ever talks about it because it was so misguided. Doctor sleep to be clear, as with all movies, doctor sleep warner bros. Doctor sleep will by no means make you drowsy, but it wont keep anyone up at night either. After the overwhelming success of the movie adaptation in 1980, king wrote and released doctor.
Overall as an avid fan of horror movies and king i enjoyed this movie a lot and might even say its one of the best horror movies of the year. Filming began in september 2018 in georgia, including atlanta and the surrounding area, and concluded in december 2018. Ewan mcgregor promises the shining sequel is faithful. Doctor sleep in us theaters november 8, 2019 starring ewan mcgregor, carl lumbly, alex essoe, rebecca ferguson. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the original horror movie that follows the grownup danny played by ewan mcgregor who meets others who have similar powers, referred to as shine, as they face a dangerous cult, the true knot, set on acquiring their powers. The 10 biggest changes between the doctor sleep movie. Ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and newcomer kyliegh curran star in the supernatural thriller, directed by mike flanagan, from his own screenplay based upon the novel by. I went into doctor sleep as a big fan of the book and was let down. New stephen king movie prepares to shoot in atlanta. Clarke decided to write 2010, just as stephen king decided to write doctor sleep.
Everything you need to know about doctor sleep movie 2019. 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. Ewan mcgregor to star in stephen kings shining sequel. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as the true knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. To both adapt a stephen king novel, which is no easy achievement considering his uniquely descriptive writing style, and provide a sequel to what many describe as the greatest horror film of all. Doctor sleep is a different type of horror than the shining, but its still a frightful and disturbing film. Doctor sleep director warns fans not to expect the shining. Stephen kings doctor sleep official teaser trailer hd. Doctor sleep yify subtitles download, yts subtitles doctor sleep in any format. Doctor sleep continues the story of danny torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the overlook hotel in the shining. A sequel to the classic horror film, doctor sleep, will star ewan mcgregor and is filming in st. Doctor sleep is often at its best when flanagan is allowed to flourish and play away from both the source material and the kubrick film. Stephen kings the shining got a sequel with doctor sleep, a novel which director mike flanagan will be adapting into a film. Watch the official trailer for doctor sleep, a horror movie starring ewan mcgregor and rebecca ferguson.
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