Runtime of Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Confirmed to Be Longer Than Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ – Bloody Disgusting

For those who are interested in the runtimes of upcoming movies, weve learned this week that Mike Flanagans Doctor Sleep, an adaptation of Stephen Kings sequel to The Shining that also serves as a sequel to Stanley Kubricks The Shining, will be joining this years IT: Chapter Two on the list of longest feature film adaptions of Kings horror novels.

Doctor Sleeps runtime is 2 hours, 32 minutes, making it just a tad bit longer than Kubricks The Shining. The 1980 horror masterpiece ran 2 hours, 26 minutes long.

As Flanagan joked on Twitter, You may want to go with the SMALL soda!

Ewan McGregorleads the cast as adult Danny, withRebecca Fergusonas Rose the Hat.

Carl Lumblyis playing Dick Hallorann withAlex Essoeas Wendy Torrance in the continuation of the storyline fromThe Shining.Kyliegh Curranhas been cast in the role of Abra Stone, a girl who has the gift of The Shining.Bruce Greenwoodplays the role of Dr. John.Alyn Lindis Snakebite Andi, withJocelin DonahueandJacob Tremblayalso starring.

InDoctor Sleep, 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. Abras innocence and fearless embrace of her shine compel Dan to call upon his own powers as never beforeat once facing his fears and reawakening the ghosts of the past.

Doctor Sleephits theaters onNovember 8, 2019.

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Runtime of Mike Flanagan's 'Doctor Sleep' Confirmed to Be Longer Than Kubrick's 'The Shining' - Bloody Disgusting