The long awaited sequel to the Shining, Doctor Sleep is again based on a novel by Stephen King.
Directed by Mike Flanagan who also directed Ouija: Origin of Evil in 2016 he has a lot to live up to as the The Shining was directed by Stanley Kubrick and is considered a classic of its time.
Stephen King himself has given his praise of the film, something he never did for The Shining, so things are off to a good start.
Starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson the film has been given a 15 certificate for strong bloody violence, gore, horror, threat, language and it has a runtime of 151 minutes (2 hours and 31 minutes-, the film was passed uncut.
The movie is released on 31st October 2019.
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