Warner Bros. has hired Never Let Me Go director Mark Romanek to direct Overlook Hotel, the studio's prequel to Stephen King's The Shining.
The movie will be based on King's original prologue to The Shining, which was cut from the book prior to its publication in 1977.
THR says that it will "tell the origin story of the haunted hotel through the eyes of its first owner, Bob T. Watson, a robber baron at the turn of the 20th century."
It looked like Alfonso Cuarón was going to direct it at one point, but I guess things didn't pan out. Romanek is a talented director though, and I think this could be a great project for him. I'm such a huge fan of The Shining, so I'm incredibly stoked for this to happen!
After a little digging I found the prologue online at With Nail Rules. I included the first scene below,...
The movie will be based on King's original prologue to The Shining, which was cut from the book prior to its publication in 1977.
THR says that it will "tell the origin story of the haunted hotel through the eyes of its first owner, Bob T. Watson, a robber baron at the turn of the 20th century."
It looked like Alfonso Cuarón was going to direct it at one point, but I guess things didn't pan out. Romanek is a talented director though, and I think this could be a great project for him. I'm such a huge fan of The Shining, so I'm incredibly stoked for this to happen!
After a little digging I found the prologue online at With Nail Rules. I included the first scene below,...
- 7/18/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!
If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!
Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!
Friday July 13th:
9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...
- 6/29/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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