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A Shining prequel?
Could we be in for a return trip to the Overlook Hotel?
Warner Bros.is quietly exploring the possibility of a prequel to “The Shining,” the 1980 Stanley Kubrick chillfest that many fans regard as the scariest movie of all time. The studio has solicited the involvement of Hollywood writer-producer Laeta Kalogridis and her partners Bradley Fischer and James Vanderbilt to craft a new take as producers, according to a person familiar with the project who was not authorized to talk about it publicly.
The film would focus on what happened before Jack Torrance (of course played memorably onscreen by Jack Nicholson), his wife and their psychic son arrived at the haunted retreat where Torrance soon descends into violent madness. A WB spokeswoman cautioned that any "Shining" prequel was in a very early stage and not even formally in development.
Still, even the possibility of an addition to a modern classic is bound to get film fans excited or riled up (or both).
One factor that could aid the former: Kalogridis has a pedigree that's ready-made for this kind of material, having penned the macabre “Shutter Island” for Martin Scorsese two years ago. (In a somewhat different vein, she also was a key creative force on James Cameron’s “Avatar,” serving as an uncredited writer and an executive producer.)
Released initially to mixed reviews by Warners, “The Shining,” based on Stephen King’s bestselling 1977 novel, eventually gained acclaim and a unique pop-culture prominence. It’s been spoofed and referenced many times since, and is currently enjoying a moment of sorts thanks to “Room 237,” a documentary about the Kubrick film's many interpretations that made a splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
King himself has been penning a sequel to "The Shining;" there's no word yet on whether there will be a movie adaptation of the new novel.
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Warner Bros.is quietly exploring the possibility of a prequel to “The Shining,” the 1980 Stanley Kubrick chillfest that many fans regard as the scariest movie of all time. The studio has solicited the involvement of Hollywood writer-producer Laeta Kalogridis and her partners Bradley Fischer and James Vanderbilt to craft a new take as producers, according to a person familiar with the project who was not authorized to talk about it publicly.
The film would focus on what happened before Jack Torrance (of course played memorably onscreen by Jack Nicholson), his wife and their psychic son arrived at the haunted retreat where Torrance soon descends into violent madness. A WB spokeswoman cautioned that any "Shining" prequel was in a very early stage and not even formally in development.
Still, even the possibility of an addition to a modern classic is bound to get film fans excited or riled up (or both).
One factor that could aid the former: Kalogridis has a pedigree that's ready-made for this kind of material, having penned the macabre “Shutter Island” for Martin Scorsese two years ago. (In a somewhat different vein, she also was a key creative force on James Cameron’s “Avatar,” serving as an uncredited writer and an executive producer.)
Released initially to mixed reviews by Warners, “The Shining,” based on Stephen King’s bestselling 1977 novel, eventually gained acclaim and a unique pop-culture prominence. It’s been spoofed and referenced many times since, and is currently enjoying a moment of sorts thanks to “Room 237,” a documentary about the Kubrick film's many interpretations that made a splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
King himself has been penning a sequel to "The Shining;" there's no word yet on whether there will be a movie adaptation of the new novel.
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It could be an elaborate ploy to get an early copy of Dr. Sleep on the pretense they don't want the prequel to contravene anything that happens in Dr. Sleep.
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/shining-prequel-overlook-hotel-mark-romanek-1201190266/
The project remains in development at Warner Bros. and while we haven’t gotten a start date just yet, Vanderbilt certainly seems high on the take they have, heaping praise on Romanek’s sensibilities as a filmmaker:
HBO Max has greenlighted three drama series from J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Prods. — Overlook, inspired by Stephen King’s The Shining; Duster, conceived by Abrams; and a DC Justice League Dark show.
These are Bad Robot’s first projects for HBO Max under the mega film and TV deal Abrams signed with WarnerMedia last fall. Like with the other uber producers on Warner Bros. Television Group’s roster, Greg Berlanti, HBO Max is ordering a whole slate of series from Abrams. (Both Abrams and Berlanti behind new DC series for WarnerMedia’s streaming platform.)
Horror-thriller Overlook, inspired by and featuring iconic characters from King’s The Shining, explores the untold, terrifying stories of the most famous haunted hotel in American fiction. The project reunites Bad Robot, King and WBTV, who previously collaborated on the psychological-horror series Castle Rock, which had a two-season run on Hulu.
Like Castle Rock, Overlook is named after an iconic location from King’s horror universe. In another parallel, I hear Castle Rock co-creator/executive producer Dustin Thomason and co-executive producer Scott Brown are in negotiations to write Overlook.In its approach, Overlook also is reminiscent of A&E’s Bates Motel, the prequel series to another horror classic, Psycho.
While I still stand by my feelings about Shelley being totally wrong for The Shining, I was very unkind to her. I apologize to you Shelley. I definitely wouldn't have been so puffed-up bold to skewer her had I known she was suffering mental illness. I would have just been one of the faceless trash talkers behind so many unkind posts out there directed at a person for whatever reason they felt justified imparting. Which is still terrible. Shame on me.
I like this interview. I like Shelley in this interview. I like the people in this interview who talk about her.
There is definitely a hate going on for that Dr. Phil interview, which I still believe was hoping to help her. I really do. Did Dr. Phil exploit her for ratings? Yep. Looking back at it, I think he did. BUT, I also really do believe he wanted to get her help. I still think she needs help. And his offer to help her is still very much on the table. But, she seems happy. And people care about her and are looking after her. It's a shame though, because she was quite bright.
Anyway, read the interview. Thoughts?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining
Hers is an oft-times sad, but clearly a full life... and should we look at our own, how different really are we? It's a thin line between our own reality and what we think a life should be.
That made no sense, I'm dozing off on the couch after work.
It's more like a great divide than a thin line. Sort of Grand Canyon sized.
‘The Shining’ Offshoot Series ‘Overlook’ From Bad Robot Not Going Forward At HBO Max, Closing In On New Home
Overlook was part of the inaugural Bad Robot slate at HBO Max under the company’s mega 2019 deal with WarnerMedia, which was commissioned by the previous regimes at the streamer. While Overlook was announced as a series order at the time, it was actually development with a series commitment, I hear.
Written by Dustin Thomason and Scott Brown, horror-thriller Overlook, inspired by and featuring iconic characters from King’s The Shining, explores the untold, terrifying stories of the most famous haunted hotel in American fiction.
I hear HBO Max brass liked the project but felt it was not a fit for them at this time.