Recently departed 'Walking Dead'
showrunner Glan Mazzara is reportedly in talks to write a prequel to
Stephen King's iconic horror thriller "The Shining." According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is tentatively titled "Overlook Hotel" and will be distributed by Warner Brothers.
The prequel would be Mazzara's first big gig after exiting "Dead," in addition to the TV development deal
he signed last month with Fox Television Studios to produce cable
projects with with his own production company 44 Strong Productions.
As the THR story points out,
Mazzara, a TV veteran who produced "The Shield" and "Crash," is still
"in talks" to write the prequel, which in Hollywood terms means that
contracts have not been signed and it's not officially a done deal. Yet.
The THR reporter who broke the story, Borys Kit, tweeted
about the sensitive nature of the deal himself: "A word of caution:
Glen Mazzara's dealmaking for the SHINING prequel is in sensitive
territory so there's a chance it may not make."
No matter who eventually lands the
scripting gig, early reports claim that "Overlook Hotel" will focus on a
time period long before what transpires in "The Shining," when
protagonist Jack Torrance loses him mind.
It should also be noted that while
Warner Brothers moves ahead with "Overlook," author Stephen King is
putting the finishing touches on a sequel to "The Shining" called
"Doctor Sleep," which will reportedly be published in September. King has said
that his sequel will explore what became of little boy psychic Danny
Torrance, and has readers catching up with Danny as a now-middle-aged
man.
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