What happened to Danny Torrance after his father tried to kill him in The Shining ? Stephen King take on that very questionin his 2013 novelDoctor Sleep — and now , Ewan McGregor is in talks to play Danny in the film translation of the level .
The Doctor Sleep movie wasfirst announced earlier this yearwith Mike Flanagan ( Gerald ’s Game ) attached to aim . It ’s on target for a January 24 , 2020 acquittance date . In the taradiddle , Danny is still dealing with the traumatic event of the Overlook Hotel from his childhood . He never lost his ability to “ shine ” and but now , in middle age , it ’s clear that he ’s also inherited some of his father ’s bad traits . Through shining , he connects with a girl who has similar powerfulness and is being targeted by an malevolent mathematical group . Flanagan write the script , found on an earlier draft by Akiva Goldsmith .
McGregor , obviously , is one of this generation’sfavorite actors , and his ability to act characters who are broken , as well as heroic , would sure as shooting serve him well here . Also , if you ’re wondering about how this may impacta potential Obi - Wan film , well … we do n’t know . But it ’s interesting that McGregor signalise onto a major studio film mere week after the box office dashing hopes of another Star Wars Story prequel , almost like he suddenly had an opening in his schedule . Or mayhap that ’s just coincidence .
Either way , if McGregor does sign on , it ’s another feathering in the cap of acontinually burgeoningStephen King cinematic universe .
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