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    Ewan McGregor Starring in ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Dr. Sleep’ as Danny

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    Today in “sequels no one wanted” news, we’re apparently getting a The Shining followup film based on “Dr. Sleep” and Ewan McGregor will be playing grownup Danny.

    Ewan McGregor Starring in 'The Shining' Sequel 'Dr. Sleep' as Danny
    NEW YORK – April 13, 2017: Ewan McGregor attends the premiere of “Beauty and the Beast” at Alice Tully Hall on April 13, 2017, in New York City.
    Editorial credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com

    Variety broke the ‘news’ just a little bit ago that Warner Bros. has been planning to adapt the Stephen King book “Dr. Sleep”, the novel-sequel to “The Shining”, into a film for sometime now but struggled to secure the funding for either it or a prequel title based on The Overlook Hotel.

    Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin Of Evil) is directing the picture, and is no stranger to the world of King as he’d recently tackled Netflix’s Gerald’s Game based on one of King’s novellas.  Trevor Macy will produce along with Vertigo Entertainment’s Jon Berg.

    Variety goes on to say that sources claim King is supportive of the casting choice of McGregor.

    After the success of the remake of it IT, a film based on a King story, and the upcoming Hulu series Castle Rock, the additional film adaptation of yet another work by the Maine native doesn’t seem surprising.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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