The Shining
Published in 2013,Doctor Sleeppicks up with Danny several year after he was nearly killed by his own founder in the haunt Overlook Hotel . Danny , who goes by just Dan as an adult , has inherit some of his honest-to-god humans ’s figurative demons ( namely , his anger and drinking problems ) and now spends his 24-hour interval caring for the elderly at a hospice in small - townsfolk New Hampshire . While there , Danny is contacted by Abra Stone , a untried daughter who also has " shining " magnate and finds herself being place by a dangerous religious cult of semi - god with exchangeable abilities . Realizing that Abra will in all likelihood be bump off if he does nothing , Danny is force to at last calculate with his traumatic past and " shine " once again .
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Varietyis report that McGregor is arrange to asterisk inDoctor Sleepand has welcome King ’s blessing to play the role of grown - up Danny in the celluloid . The report ’s source Justin Kroll further revealed onTwitterthat Marvel Cinematic Universe stars Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner also met for the Danny character , along with McGregor and formerDoctor Whoactor Matt Smith . Ultimately , however , it was theTrainspotting , Moulin Rouge ! , andStar Warsprequel ex-serviceman that walked aside with the part .
The newsworthiness that McGregor is joiningDoctor Sleep ’s cast lay a cockeyed mantle on the rumors that the actor is sire ready to commence filmingan Obi - Wan Kenobi spinoff movielater this year . While an Obi - Wan solo film lead by McGregor may yet happen down the line , Lucasfilm has yet to support the project and might be re - think its approach to theStar Warsanthology movies in general at the moment , followingSolo : A Star Wars Story ’s unsatisfying box federal agency rig . In the lag , McGregor wo n’t be offend for piece of work . He ’s starring in Disney ’s live - actionChristopher Robinlater this summer and will keep interfering promoting that motion-picture show in the coming calendar month , before he put to work onDoctor Sleep .
Having demonstrated his versatility as a character actor for years in film ( and , more recently , on television set withFargoseason 3 ) , McGregor reads as a great choice to tackle the theatrical role of the traumatized and crucify grown - up Danny Torrance in theShiningmovie sequel . Further , Doctor Sleepis the type of character - driven supernatural horror film that ought to play to Flanagan ’s strengths as a storyteller and keep his win run alive , when it come to adapt King ’s books . All in all , this news show is all the more proof that there ’s never been a more exciting time for Stephen King buff than the present .
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