Doctor Sleep
Ewan McGregor says that the upcoming film adaptation ofDoctor Sleepis faithful to Stephen King ’s book . Doctor Sleepstands as the sequel to King’sThe Shiningand focalise on an grownup reading of Danny Torrence whichMcGregor is set to play .
Doctor Sleepis aimed for aJanuary 2020 liberation datewhich will be 40 twelvemonth since Stanley Kubrick adaptedThe Shiningwith Jack Nicholson , Shelley Duvall , and Danny Lloyd . While the first plastic film focus on Jack Torrance slide into insanity after becoming the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel , DoctorSleepfocuses on Danny Torrance , who is now dealing with wrath and alcoholism . Danny before long meet a young little girl who has the strong course of shining Danny has ever seen and he must now save her from an iniquity called " The True Knot " . While King has made it quite ostensible how much he dislikes Kubrick’sThe Shining , he may appreciatedirector Mike Flanagan’sDoctor Sleepsince it will remain much more faithful to the Word of God .
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In a recent consultation onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertpromoting his raw filmChristopher Robin , McGregor discourse how he had taken some time off from do but was set to return to workplace in September when he would be filmingDoctor Sleep . McGregor advert the movie would be secretive to the source material , saying , " Well , it ’s very faithful to the book , the script . So , I imply if you ’ve interpret the novel , that ’s the story we ’re go to secern . " While he does n’t give any game details away besides the fact that Danny still has psychic powers , Colbert and McGregor jest that viewers could just read the account book to find out what will happen inDoctor Sleep .
Besides McGregor , the mould forDoctor Sleepseems to be filling out . Alex Essoe and Carl Lumblywill both have role in the movie , playing Wendy Torrance and Dick Halloran , severally . Zahn McClarnon will also have the character of Crow Daddy andRebecca Ferguson was latterly cast as Rose the Hat . Since Essoe and Lumby appear to be around the same age as Duvall and Scatman Crothers were when they filmedThe Shining , Doctor Sleepmay be showing flashback to Torrance ’s time at the Overlook Hotel .
Even though McGregor is taking a break from acting in betweenChristopher RobinandDoctor Sleep , he had been appease busy with various project , starring inT2 : Trainspotting , Beauty and the Beast , andFargoin 2017 . McGregor ’s does n’t seem to want to be slow up down either , at least not when it come to certain task , as he ’s still up for apotential Obi - Wan Kenobi spinoff , and of course , sinceDoctor Sleepwill hit theaters in 2020 .
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