Doctor Sleep 2 is a thriller-horror movie, penned by none other than the legendary Stephen King. There is the ritual of talking about horror or watching a horror film in every family or the friends get together. And there is always someone who is scared of this. So here is the horror movie for all the people who love to get scared or scare others- Doctor Sleep, directed by Mike Flanagan in 2019. It is an American Supernatural horror movie based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.
This movie is the sequel to the shining movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. This not just brought the earthquake in the figures of the box office but also in the hearts of the millions of fans who are waiting for the writer to write another novel so that they can get a sequel to the movie also.
Warner Bros Pictures began developing the film adaptation shortly after the novel was published in 2013. Writer-producer Akiva Goldsman wrote the script but the studio was not able to make the budget after many hurdles we could see the film in theaters in 2019.
Doctor Sleep 2 Storyline
Doctor Sleep 2, the story is about a man who is an alcohol addict named Dan Torrance. Dan Torrance is traumatized by witnessing the events that occurred at the overlook hotel when he was a child. He hopes for a peaceful life but he doesn’t have luck in peace because soon a girl enters his life and alters it.
Abra is a teenage girl who shares her extraordinary power with dan which is shine. After that, they both joined hands to protect her from the bloodthirsty true Knot, a cult. If the sequel is created as a prequel then it will revolve around the character of Dick Hallorann, who appears in both the shining and doctor’s sleep and who possesses the power of shining.
The story might be a night chronicle based on the journey of how he discovers that he has psychic abilities. On other hand, the movie can aslo dipict the struggles of Abra in the first movie she is seen living with her mother and exploring her powers further after overcoming her ordeal.
Doctor Sleep 2 Genre
Doctor Sleep 2 will most probably based on thriller, drama, horror, fantasy, and Psychological thriller.
Doctor Sleep 2 Plot
Doctor Sleep 2 revolves around Don Torrance who is still Traumatized from the 1980s ordeal at the Overlook hotel, is guided by the ghost of Dick Hallorann to capture the ghost of the overlook in lock boxes. Till 2011 he became an alcoholic to suppress his shinning. After moving to a new Hemisphere town he recovers through Alcoholic anonymous guided by his friend Billy Freeman and becomes a Hospice orderly where he uses his power to save dying patients. And the patients nickname him Doctor sleep.
Meanwhile, the True Knot, a cult of psychics is a team led by Rose the Hat, they extend their lifespans by consuming “steam”, a psychic essence that is released by torturing and killing those who have the shining. In 2019 the true knots start starving, as steam started becoming rare for them after the incident Rose projects Abra’s consciousness across the country and infiltrates her mind. But she also gets physically injured , by the psychic trap set by her for Abra. She sends the remaining members after her for steam.
Rose arrives at the overlook and overpowers Dan in the fight, but he saves himself by opening lockboxes in his mind releasing the overlook’s ghosts. For the power, everyone devours and overwhelms Rose and her powers. Then she tries to possess Danny and possesses him in a bid to try to make him kill Abra. Danny tries to cut through his mind for a brief time and tells Abra to save herself before the hotel again took him then he goes to the boiler room again and gains consciousness. Abra speaks to Dan’s spirit saying he is fine. He comforts her telling her to not to hide her gift from the world that they should know.
Doctor Sleep 2 Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance
- Rebecca Ferguson as Rose The Hat
- Kyleigh Curran as Abra Stone
- Carl Lumbly as Dick Hallorann
- Zahn Mc Clarnon as Crow Daddy
- Emily Alyn Lind as Snakebite Andi
- Bruce Greenwood as Dr. John Dalton
- Jocelin Donahue as Lucy Stone
- Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman
- Robert Longstreet as Berry The Chunk
- Carel Strukycken as Grandpa Flick
- Alex Essose as Wendy Torrance ( Dan’s Mother )
Doctor Sleep 2 Release Date
Doctor Sleep got hit when it was first launched and the fans all over the world are waiting patiently for the sequel and for the writer to write the novel so that we can get a new sequel story. When there will be an update regarding the release we will update here soon so stay tuned. Till then you can watch the previous part of it.
Doctor Sleep 2 Trailer
We do not have any official Trailer yet, so you can watch the trailer of Doctor Sleep until then
Where To Watch Doctor Sleep 2?
You can watch the movie on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, and all the online streaming platforms.
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