The Shining Sequel: Watch Ewan McGregor Go Mad in Doctor Sleep Trailer

Remember Danny Torrance? The little boy from Stanley Kubricks 1980 horror classic The Shining, based on the eponymous Stephen King novel, whose dad (Jack Nicholson) goes nuts during a stay at the Overlook Hotel? Well, hes ready to be haunted all over again in a newly released trailer for Doctor Sleep, a follow-up to Kings classic horror story. Ewan McGregor plays the grown-up version of Danny, 40 years after the events of The Shining.

In the new film, Danny encounters a teen girl named Abra (first-timer Kyliegh Curran), who seeks him out because of his special ability. “Youre magic, like me,” she says. Such optimism! It doesnt take long before Danny bursts her bubble, warning her about the evil that surrounds them. “I need you to listen to me,” he says. “The worlds a hungry place. A dark place. I only met two or three people like us. They died. When I was a kid, I bumped into these things. I dont know about magic. I always called it the Shining.” Abra, as it turns out, knows all about the darkness surrounding her. Shes being hunted by an evil woman named Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson) and her followers, the True Knot, who feed off Abras powers—which is in part why the young girl sought out Dannys help.

As expected, the trailer uses quite a bit of footage from the original Shining, including snippets of young Danny (then played by Danny Lloyd) wheeling down the Overlook hallway past Room 237, and a snippet of the iconic bloody elevator scene. There are also major callbacks, including the phrase “red rum” scratched on walls and doors, and grown-up Danny peeking his head out of the door that his father once smashed open with an axe, briefly recreating the legendary “Heres Johnny” scene.

Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, and based on the 2013 King novel of the same name, Doctor Sleep will hit theaters on Nov. 8, 2019. Thats just a few months after the It: Chapter Two sequel hits theaters, proving Stephen Kings Hollywood renaissance will never, ever end.

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