Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. However, during a recent appearance for the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan offered a disappointing update on The Shining prequel which makes […]
Doctor Sleep director is still hopeful of developing The Shining prequel
Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. While news on the project went silent, Flanagan is still hopeful he can develop the prequel in […]
Stephen King suggested Doctor Sleep director change a scene as it was too “brutal”
Mike Flanagan, the director of the Stephen King adaptation of Doctor Sleep, has revealed the change that the author requested he make. Stephen King adaptations show no sign of slowing down and Mike Flanagan has been involved in one of the most recent efforts to hit screens, Doctor Sleep. Flanagan showed the film to the […]
Exclusive Interview – Actor Zahn McClarnon discusses Barkskins
Tai Freligh interviews actor Zahn McClarnon for Barkskins… Award winning film and television actor Zahn McClarnon is known for his work in over 80 film and television productions. He earned First Americans in the Arts (FAITA) and Western Heritage awards for his performance in the Steven Spielberg-produced TV miniseries Into the West. McClarnon portrayed Officer […]
Stephen King and Mike Flanagan discuss Abra Stone in exclusive Doctor Sleep featurette
Ahead of its physical home entertainment release on March 9th, we’ve got an exclusive featurette for Warner Bros.’ Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep, which sees King and director Mike Flanagan discussing the character of Abra Stone, played by young actress Kyliegh Curran SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers The Newton Brothers talk Mike Flanagan […]
Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies
EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2019
The Flickering Myth writing team present our top ten movies of 2019… 2019. A year that has seen Disney dominating the multiplexes, the Mouse House setting records left, right and centre (not least Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, which dethroned 2009’s Avatar to become the highest-grossing film of all-time). It’s seen legendary filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese […]
Will the studios learn their lesson after a year full of box office duds?
Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the box office bombs in 2019, and whether studios will learn from their mistakes… 2019 has been an interesting year. There have been the expected successes with Marvel (particularly Avengers: Endgame), and unexpectedly gargantuan success with Joker (which was expected to do well, but that well?). Like every year […]
Doctor Sleep receiving a three-hour Director’s Cut
Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has announced that the home entertainment release of this year’s Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep is set to include an extended Director’s Cut of The Shining follow-up, which runs for 180 minutes – 28 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Check out Flanagan’s tweet here: SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers […]
Warner Bros. had already been developing a Doctor Sleep sequel before its disappointing box office opening
On paper, Doctor Sleep looked like a sure fire hit for Warner Bros… a sequel to one of the most acclaimed horror movies of all time in The Shining, released during a Stephen King renaissance which had seen Warner and New Line’s two-part It adaptation grossing a combined $1.163 billion at the global box office. […]
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