As the filmmaker continues to bring the author's works to life, Mike Flanagan looks back at Stephen King's glowing review of him. Doctor Sleep movie. The 2019 film King's served as an adaptation of both Sparkling novels and a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film, explores the adult Danny Torrance, who must step in to protect a young girl with the ability to Shine from a vampire-like group known as The True Knot. Directed by Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson, Doctor Sleep was a hit with critics but underperformed at the box office, grossing just over $72 million against a production budget of $55 million.
During a recent interview The Hollywood Reporter To premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Chuck's lifeFlanagan reflected on his experience Doctor Sleep. The writer/director recalled Stephen King's reaction to the film in particular, with Flanagan spending the entire screening worried that the author wouldn't care about him. only for King to tell him at last”You have done a great job“. Watch Flanagan's full comments below:
We brought Doctor Sleep to the screen in Maine and I sat next to him at his hometown theater in Bangor. I didn't look at the screen at all. I was just trying to subtly gauge any reaction. If he nodded, I thought, “Great, it's working!” If he sighs or moves, it's “Oh, he hates it!” And it was a long movie. After two and a half hours, he leaned over and said, “You did a great job.” I almost died. Then he took me to his house. We ate pizza and talked in his library. She is the most beautiful.
Dr. Flanagan Surprised King with his Dream
Sequel to Kubrick's Bought for a King
King is noted for being vocal in his displeasure Although Kubrick, with various past adaptations of his works The Shining remains the one he talks to most about his frustrations. After the original release, most of King's frustrations stemmed from Kubrick's changes to the source material, although he has since expressed more mixed feelings about the film, generally appreciating its unsettling atmosphere and still taking issue with the changes. .
Interestingly, although he had the basic idea for the sequel after writing the original novel, part of why King wrote Doctor Sleep the novel was to resolve some of his problems with Kubrick Sparkling. When it came time to adapt Flanagan's 2013 book to the screen, he initially balked at some of the filmmakers' initial ideas, namely returning to the Overlook Hotel, which was destroyed at the end of his film. Sparkling book. While continuing to collaborate with Flanagan, King not only approved, but even went so far as to praise Doctor Sleep to get back Everything Kubrick didn't like about his film.
How Appreciation of Sleep Increased After Doctor Released
A series of unusual adaptations and Flanagan's success re-evaluated the film
Although the film underperformed on release. thanks for Doctor Sleep has steadily increased over the past five years. Between the film's director's cut and its release, the Sparkling the sequel found a larger audience after failing to match the same financial highs This is Chapter Two and 2019 years Pet Sematary to do again. Apart from the ways in which the audience watched it, there are several other reasons why the popularity of the film has increased.
is one of the biggest factors for Doctor Sleepcan be associated with the success of life Flanagan's own success came in the years following the film's release. Just prior to his royal adaptation, Flanagan received widespread acclaim Hill House Thrills and a year later Doctor Sleep with the second season of the anthology, Haunting of Bly Manor. This success has grown exponentially over the past few years, including with Netflix Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usheralso recently signed on to write and direct a new record The Exorcist Movie for Blumhouse.
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Flanagan is also developing an adaptation of King's series
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Another main reason Doctor Sleep built a passionate fanbase A series of dull adaptations of King's works in the last five years. Also Children of the Corn and Firefighter while the remakes were panned by critics The boogeyman saw mixed reviews and a modest box office reception and Paramount+s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines also earned bad reviews. With Flanagan keeping busy with other King adaptations, fans Doctor Sleep can look forward to more hits in the future.
Source: THR
