'Doctor Sleep' Trailer: Ewan McGregor Plays The Adult Danny Torrance In Stephen King's Sequel To 'The Shining'

Out of all the works from author Stephen King that have been adapted for the big screen, “The Shining” holds a special place. Not only is the film regarded as the best adaptation of King’s work, bar none, Stanley Kubrick’s film is also the least successful from the author’s perspective. Alas, “The Shining” is a cultural landmark film and it’s actually surprising that it’s taken this long for Hollywood to pump out a sequel. But here we are, with “Doctor Sleep.”

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Based on the King novel of the same name, “Doctor Sleep” continues the story set forth in “The Shining,” with the young Danny Torrance all grown up. Now, an adult, Torrance comes across a young girl that says that she has the Shining, also. As seen in the trailer, the film boasts that it’s based on the novel, but obviously isn’t afraid of including some overt allusions to the classic Kubrick film. Just about every iconic scene from the horror film is shown again in the trailer, with the twins, the elevator of blood, and the lady in the tub all reminding you that this is the sequel you didn’t think you needed, but now want to see.

The continuation of “The Shining” stars Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, and Cliff Curtis.

“Doctor Sleep” arrives in theaters on November 8.

Here’s the synopsis:

Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful extrasensory gift, known as the “shine.” Instinctively recognizing that Dan shares her power, Abra has sought him out, desperate for his help against the merciless Rose the Hat and her followers, The True Knot, who feed off the shine of innocents in their quest for immortality. Forming an unlikely alliance, Dan and Abra engage in a brutal life-or-death battle with Rose. Abra’s innocence and fearless embrace of her shine compel Dan to call upon his own powers as never before—at once facing his fears and reawakening the ghosts of the past.