Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s popular novel The Shining is widely considered as one of the best horror movies ever made.
Not only is it a deeply disturbing piece of psychological terror, but it also boasts a skillfully crafted score that resounds with ominous dread, blood-curdling imagery.
Well, you can say the same thing about Doctor Sleep. The movie follows in the footsteps of Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining when it comes to disturbing imagery. Read on…
CelebNMovies247.com can say the same about Mike Flanagan’s recently released sequel Doctor Sleep centering around character Danny Torrance all grown up, struggling with his childhood trauma.
Doctor Sleep, which is remarkably good, terrifying and just as disturbing as the Shining fell a bit short to Lionsgate’s Midway which took #1 for the weekend box office with $17.5 million. Doctor Sleep came in at #2 with $14 million. Paramount Pictures Playing with Fire was next with $12.7, Universals Last Christmas in 4th with $11,441,055 and rounding out 5 was Terminator: Dark Fate with $10,808,236 (total $48,465,366). – Box Office Mojo
Anyways, it looks like Warner Bros. was actively planning on developing a trilogy out of the psychological horror franchise.
WB had commissioned Flanagan to pen Halloran, a new movie focused on the character of Dick Halloran (who makes an appearance in both Stephen King novels), way before Doctor Sleep was even completed.
Now with Doctor Sleep opening weekend being low, its possible that Warner Bros. will put the movie on ice.
