![]() ![]() Pictures (as often happens with King adaptations) took up releasing duties and expectations were high after the success of other recent King films like It (both Chapter One and Chapter Two) and the reimagined Pet Semetary.īut with criticism of its long runtime and slow pacing and a relatively weak worldwide gross of $72 million, the film was considered disappointing and plans for further films in the franchise (including a prequal entitled Hallorann, focusing on the character of Dick Hallorann from The Shining) were shelved indefinitely.īut what caused Doctor Sleep to fail and why didn’t a film with so much pedigree in terms of writing and acting talent find it so hard to resonate with an audience at a time when the horror genre was in a mini resurgence? ![]() ![]() Stephen King had written his sequel to The Shining in 2013 and despite having little in the way of love for the Kubrik directed original, the story could work as a continuation of both the film and his original novel. Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep came with a fair amount of fanfare when it was released in 2019 being the sequel to one of the most seminal horror films (and books) of all time. ![]()
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