The Shining is getting a sequel directed by Mike Flanagan

The Shining is one of the most beloved horror films of all-time for a number of reasons. The film was directed by the acclaimed Stanley Kubrick, featured killer performances, has a lot of hidden meanings in its story, and is just plain creepy. With that said, no one has dared to remake it or do anything to tarnish its history but Warner Brothers is about to gamble by taking a chance on director Mike Flanagan.

The director of Oujia: Origin of Evil, Hush, and Gerald’s Game will be adapting Stephen King’s Shining sequel novel, Doctor Sleep, for the silver screen. This won’t be a case of Hollywood just rehashing old ideas for money, this is something that Stephen King created a long time ago so fear not! It comes from the mind who really created The Shining.

The novel released in 2013 and follows an older Danny Torrance after the horrific events at The Overlook hotel when he was a young boy. He begins to show similarities of his demented father, Jack, in adulthood and struggles with it and his supernatural abilities which he attempts to use to help others. It’s an interesting sequel that builds on the character of Danny and further develops The Shinning mythos.

Flanagan will be rewriting a screenplay adaptation of Doctor Sleep written by Akiva Goldsman who has a had an interesting career consisting of the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind and critical failures like Batman & Robin, The Dark Tower, and Transformers: The Last Knight.

Doctor Sleep has no planned release date at the moment but after Warner Brothers’ huge success with It, they’ll likely want to try to cash in on another horror hit as soon as possible.