Diane Johnson

Date of Birth

1934-04-28

Place of Birth

Moline, Illinois, USA

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The Shining spin-off Overlook passed over at HBO

Posted 5 years ago

HBO Max will not be opening its doors for Overlook, the offshoot series based on Stephen King's The Shining. The project, which hails from J.J. Abrams's Bad Robot Productions, is currently being shopped by Warner Bros. Television, with Netflix being...

Mark Romanek reflects on his prequel to The Shining that never was

Posted 6 years ago

Last month it was announced that J.J. Abrams would be developing several projects for the HBO Max streaming service, one of which was Overlook, a horror-thriller series which is inspired by and will feature iconic characters from Stephen King's "The...

Bryan Cranston recreates The Shining in Mountain Dew Super Bowl commercial

Posted 7 years ago

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers for Super Bowl LIV, and while it may be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it also happens to be one of the...

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Cool Videos: The Chickening

Posted 11 years ago

Every once in awhile, when a cool short film passes my desk, I try to make it a point to bring it to you and give you the opportunity to experience something interesting and unique that you otherwise might not...

Overlook Hotel producer says The Shining prequel is completely its own film

Posted 11 years ago

Last year Warner Bros. hired NEVER LET ME GO and ONE HOUR PHOTO director Mark Romanek to helm its THE SHINING prequel THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, which has given me hope for the project, but I'm still not completely sold on...

Stephen King thinks The Shining documentary Room 237 is “academic bullsh*t”

Posted 12 years ago

Most of you probably know author Stephen King isn't a fan of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING adaptation, but he also didn't care for the recent documentary involving the horror movie. Rodney Ascher's ROOM 237 explores different theories about THE SHINING,...

Directors chosen for a prequel to The Shining and a sequel to The Ring

Posted 12 years ago

It looks like a couple of horror film projects are beginning to gain some traction, as directors have been announced for both. First up is THE OVERLOOK HOTEL. For fans of the film/book, you already know that’s pertaining to THE...

Alfonso Cuaron may direct Warner Bros’ Shining prequel The Overlook Hotel

Posted 12 years ago

Alfonso Cuaron, per usual, is being linked with tons of projects. Part of the benefit of directing a lauded movie like GRAVITY means that every major film that needs a high caliber director will be linked to you. First it...

Cool Videos: Watch the only Shining documentary endorsed by Kubrick and WB

Posted 12 years ago

While last year’s ROOM 237 may have been the documentary about THE SHINING that got all of the publicity, it was not officially sanctioned by Warner Bros or the estate of director Stanley Kubrick. It was also primarily focused on...

John Cusack wants the lead in the adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep

Posted 13 years ago

John Cusack has not exactly been the A-list star he used to be. His last big studio film was the lackluster THE RAVEN. He has steadily appeared in a lot of movies in supporting roles including THE PAPERBOY and GRAND...

Former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara to write the prequel to The Shining

Posted 13 years ago

Stephen King‘s THE SHINING is having quite the renaissance these days. The documentary on the Stanley Kubrick film, ROOM 237, was recently released and King himself penned a sequel to his novel, DOCTOR SLEEP, set for release later this year....

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