Dr. Sleep

...really?

They sequelling the Kubrick adaptation?

Kinda ambitious bordering on foolhardy if im honest, and given the past decade im intensely suspicious of the whole "MEMBA THIS POPULAR THING?!" aspect of it, but I will give it an honest chance once it comes out. The writer/director doesnt seem like the worst pick so there is a chance it could be worthwhile.

Also I wonder how Stephen King took being told the film is a sequel to the Kubrick version and not his book or the hilariously bad miniseries he wrote?
 
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If this guy could make a decent movie out of Ouija 2, then anything's possible.
 
I wonder whether the movie will touch upon some of the deeper bits in the kubrick adaptation, such as the true identity/nature of the twin girl ghosts*, all that bear symbolism, and the cylindrical repeating history thing unique to the movie, because that could be pretty damn interesting if they elaborate/hint at this shit in a halfway competent manner

* despite being near universally believed to be the daughters of Grady the former caretaker, the manager in the first scene of the movie noted the two girls were of different ages and thus could not be the twins seen in the movie
 
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The YouTube results for the trailers/reaction videos and the view counts they have don't really show much enthusiasm. I'll give it a chance, especially since it's a sequel to the Kubrick version, but I don't really expect it to do well box office wise.
 
I'll give it a chance, but I'm not as optimistic as some. I didn't really care for the novel Dr. Sleep, but Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining is one of my all time favorite movies, so I'm happy they're keeping in line with his ideas. Doctor Sleep just didn't pull me in when I read it, and I felt King was just using it as a soapbox to preach instead of tell a good story. I hope it turns out decent though.
 
They talked to Danny from the original Shining. He is now a biology professor from Kentucky. He talked to Shelley Duvall last year.

“I felt good talking to her. I am not really sure of the situation. She probably has good days and bad days, but she sounded, to me, exactly like she did 40 years ago. I think she has great family members looking after her, and I wish her the best.”

It's good that she is being taken care of but I wish I knew what happened to her in regards to how her illness manifested.
 
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They talked to Danny from the original Shining. He is now a biology professor from Kentucky. He talked to Shelley Duvall last year.

“I felt good talking to her. I am not really sure of the situation. She probably has good days and bad days, but she sounded, to me, exactly like she did 40 years ago. I think she has great family members looking after her, and I wish her the best.”

It's good that she is being taken care of but I wish I knew what happened to her in regards to how her illness manifested.
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Maybe she caught it from Jack Nicholson?
 
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It's good that she is being taken care of but I wish I knew what happened to her in regards to how her illness manifested.
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Everyone points the finger at Kubrick, but Hollywood's a fucked-up place, so anything could've happened with The Shining just breaking the camel's back.

I don't know how I'd feel about Robert Altman getting posthumously #MeToo'd, but that's neither here nor there.
 
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