{"id":3831,"date":"2012-07-31T12:48:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T18:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2012-07-31T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T18:48:42","slug":"prequel-to-the-shining-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=3831","title":{"rendered":"Prequel To The Shining In The Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LA Times\u2018 Movies Now says that Warner Bros. is \u201cquietly exploring the possibility of a prequel\u201d that delves into the macabre backstory concerning what transpired at the haunted (\u2026or is it?) Overlook Hotel, prior to the arrival of Jack Torrance and his family. Details are mostly being kept secret right now, so it\u2019s difficult to say how far the trip back in time will be. It\u2019s worth nothing there\u2019s no implication the project will expound upon Jack\u2019s history as a struggling alcoholic writer, beyond the allusions in Kubrick\u2019s film (and more explicit references in King\u2019s book).
\nThe members of the Torrance family are tormented by some pretty freaky visions, so it\u2019s difficult to imagine how a prequel would not lessen the impact of those events \u2013 especially, as portrayed in Kubrick\u2019s film, where it\u2019s never clarified how much madness was the handiwork of malicious supernatural entities. Moreover, a prequel about the experiences of previous tenants at the Overlook Hotel risks recycling plot points from The Shining, with diminished returns (see: The Thing prequel).<\/p>\n

On a note less likely to incite rage from Screen Rant readers: the Shining prequel involves producer Bradley Fischer, as well as writer-producers Laeta Kalogridis and James Vanderbilt. Their horror-thriller filmography is rock-solid, including Zodiac and Black Swan (both produced by Fischer, the former written by Vanderbilt) and Shutter Island, which Kalogridis wrote and produced alongside Fischer. Kalogridis seems like an ideal candidate to write the story\/script, as she demonstrated a knack for pulpy psycho-horror fare with the aforementioned Shutter Island.<\/p>\n

Things are just starting to take shape on this Shining prequel. Moreover, Fischer, Kalogridis, and Vanderbilt have other priorities on their to-do list, including, Altered Carbon and White House Down. Hence, it may be a while before we hear much more about this project.