The film version of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining, has received a release date by Warner Bros. Pictures. January 24th, 2020 is the date for your diaries, so reports Bloody Disgusting.
Mike Flanagan is directing the film for the studio.
Here’s the plot:
Doctor Sleep takes place years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and focuses on the the now middle-aged Danny who is still traumatized. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and has problems with anger management and alcoholism. He soon gives up drinking and settles in a small town in New Hampshire. While there, his psychic abilities start to resurface and he develops a psychic link with a 12-year-old girl named Abra Stone who he must save after he discovers her life is being threatened by a tribe of paranormals led by a man named Rose the Hat.
The original version of the screenplay adaptation was written by Akiva Goldsman. Flanagan has reportedly performed rewrites.
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