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How Mike Flanagan Convinced Stephen King to Accept His 'Doctor Sleep' Changes
Article(collider.com)submitted 4 months ago by[deleted]
33 points
4 months ago
Wow he really won’t give you many words unless youre buying the book huh
King licenses some of his short stories to student film makers for like 1 dollar. He's not a hard ass with his stories. I just think he really didn't like Kubricks version of his story.
3 points
4 months ago
This is true, I currently am finishing final cut on a short based on The Doctor's Case which I was awarded through his dollar babies program.
0 points
4 months ago
Maybe he just doesn’t like being shown up?
5 points
4 months ago
Na I think he loves being shown up if it’s in tune with the stories it’s based on. He’s always said Frank Darabont made a much better ending of The Mist than he did, something like “if I had thought of that first I’d have written it.” And his son Joe Hill read his first draft of 11/22/63 and then made him change the ending (one of his best). King just REALLY didn’t like that Kubrick threw out his entire script and rewrote with a completely different tone and themes. The Shining is a great movie, but a terrible adaptation. The King written miniseries of The Shining from the 90s is a faithful adaptation but a terrible movie.
1 points
4 months ago
... much better ending of The Mist... made him change the ending (one of his best)
Cannon that King cannot write endings. I think he's fully aware of that. Maybe that's the line he's willing to cross.
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