Ewan to play Dr Sleep in The Shining sequel character, who in the original movie had psychic powers and watched his dad descend into a murderous rage, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Flanagan had previously directed another one of King’s adaptations
Actor Ewan McGregor is all set to star in a film adaptation of the Stephen King novel, Doctor Sleep.
Published in 2013, Doctor Sleep is the sequel to King’s The Shining, which was adapted in 1977 by Stanley Kubrick for a film by the same name, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall.
The new film, to be directed by Mike Flanagan, will feature 47-year-old McGregor as Danny Torrance, the grownup son of Nicholson’s PUBLISHED IN 2013, DOCTOR SLEEP IS THE SEQUEL TO STEPHEN KING’S NOVEL, THE SHINING, WHICH WAS ADAPTED IN 1977 BY STANLEY KUBRICK FOR A FILM