So naturally, when setting off to adapt the sequel novel that picks up with Danny Torrance into his adult years, there was going to be some tricky calculus that would have to be done to bring back fans of King’s writing and Kubrick’s filmmaking back to the theater.
While writer/director Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep is supposed to operate as a sequel to both Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick’s visions of The Shining, the long standing differences between the two incarnations have always been a bit of a problem.