Obi-Wan's Not Here, Mrs. Torrance. Ewan McGregor To Star In The Shining Sequel

Hello nerds!

Per a report from Variety, Ewan McGregor is set to play the grownup version of young, tortured psychokinetic, Danny Torrance from Stephen King’s The Shining. The film, Doctor Sleep, based on the novel of the same name is a sequel to the 1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. 

This is pretty great news. McGregor is a fantastic actor and should make for a more than watchable Danny Torrance. He can do it all folks, so with the guy behind Netflix's Gerald’s Game, Mike Flanagan, set to direct his second King adaptation, we could be in for a real treat. Of the horrific, nightmare inducing variety.

And as long as Danny Torrance rocks a Jedi-beard, so as to not interfere with Ewan's future plans, I'm all for his horror movie debut being Doctor Sleep; unless you count Down with Love, which is fair. As for McGregor, he could do a lot worse than to star in a Stephen King property. Especially given how insanely popular they've gotten again thanks to the IT franchise.

$5 says we see a demonic Plymouth Fury hitting the streets in the immediate future. Any takers?

Doctor Sleep is set for release on January 24, 2020.

““Doctor Sleep” begins as Torrance carries the trauma of the Overlook Hotel into adulthood. He’s become a reflection of his murderous father, with lingering rage and a drinking problem that dulls his pain as well as his “shining” powers. Those powers return when he embraces sobriety and uses his gift to help the dying at a hospice. He establishes a psychic connection with a young girl who shares his extreme abilities, and who is being targeted by a group with similar abilities. They’ve found that their powers grow if they inhale the “steam” that comes off others with the power to shine, when they are suffering painful deaths.”