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Original ‘Shining’ Twins Talk Made-for-TV Adaptation; “It Was Crap”

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It’s no secret that Stephen King, who of course wrote The Shining, wasn’t a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation. While most feel that Kubrick’s The Shining is one of the best King adaptation of all time, King himself has spent many years reminding that he’s just not happy with what Kubrick did with his source material.

King hated Kubrick’s vision so much that his displeasure over the adaptation directly paved the way for The Shining, a three-part TV mini-series that aired in 1997. Directed by Mick Garris and penned by King, the 273-minute adaptation stuck closer to the original novel, starring Steven Weber in the role of Jack Torrance.

In a chat with YouTube’s Jamie Stangroom, Lisa and Louise Burns, the unforgettable Grady Twins from Kubrick’s film, just shared their not-so-favorable thoughts on the 1997 mini-series. One of the twins slammed the infamous hedge animals in particular, poking fun at the effects used to bring a scene from King’s novel to life.

It was crap,” she continued. “Stephen King bought the rights back and made his own movie… it was an expensive waste of time for him.”

When asked if The Shining should ever be adapted again, Burns was equally outspoken.

Leave it as is,” she told Stangroom. “The master made it. Leave it alone.”

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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

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Pictured: Matilda Firth in 'Christmas Carole'

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.

Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things),  Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.

The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).

Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.

Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.

Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.

In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.

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