Doctor Sleep fans are showing their appreciation for Ewan McGregor on Twitter. The movie is now streaming on HBO Max and people are discovering The Shining‘s sequel. There are two versions of the movie available and the Director’s Cut is of special interest to fans. Well, McGregor has been enjoying a very fun moment in the spotlight for the actor. The Obi-Wan Disney+ series is on the horizon and Star Wars fans can’t wait for the premiere. These sorts of appreciation posts are popping up more and more in recent months. Especially when fans believe that they aren’t getting enough love. Mike Flanagan directed Doctor Sleep and is excited for people to get a hold of the new cut.
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“I’m really excited that WB let me create this cut, much less release it,” Flanagan shared in some comments to Collider. “They really supported it โ to the point that they made sure all of the new material with VFX was fully finished, additional score was composed and orchestrated just for this cut, and we did a full mix as well. They really let us do this right โ it’s a finished, complete, fully polished new cut of the movie. Nothing in it is temp.”
90s ewan mcgregor fancam for the tl pic.twitter.com/ACvELvK6js
โ tessa | doom patrol spoilers (@GOSLlNGS) June 28, 2020
He continued, “There is new material throughout the whole film. Some of it is brand-new stuff that was never included in the theatrical cut, and there’s also a handful of extended (or altered) scenes as well. There was never any intention to release this cut theatrically, we always knew it was too long. But we worked on it alongside the theatrical cut throughout post, and it made it a lot easier to make hard decisions in the edit, knowing that some day this cut might see the light of day.”
Stephen King’s website described the story, “Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Danny Torrance has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father’s legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant ‘shining’ power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes ‘Doctor Sleep.’ Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan’s own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra’s soul and survival.”
Have you seen Doctor Sleep yet? Let us know in the comments! Check out the best responses below:
Takes are flying
It has come to my attention that many of you consider Obi Wan Kenobi to be Ewan McGregor’s defining role and I hate to be the one to tell you this but you are wrong pic.twitter.com/p77JqX5SOU
โ Lethality Jane (@LethalityJane) June 29, 2020
Hysterical
the way darth maul, who was literally designed to look like a demon, ranked 4th on hottest star wars men, above harrison ford and ewan mcgregor etc. is why i sometimes love this fandom
โ fionn ๐ (@REBELKALLUS) June 28, 2020
Let’s go!
i was so worried about why ewan mcgregor was trending omg
โ thank you aimee stephens (@elliottdunstan) June 29, 2020
may i bring up: big fish pic.twitter.com/hZa8RK0jCa
The one constantly mentioned thing from the prequels
Ewan McGregor cast as Obi-Wan Kenobi was a good choice. His talent was wasted with bad writing, but heโs a great Obi-Wan. https://t.co/vVSa0pINCu
โ Alan Rawls (@LoveMyTN) June 29, 2020
Deep cut
I see Ewan McGregor is trending.
โ Adriana Gomez-Weston (@CinemaSoloist) June 29, 2020
Here is a reminder that if you haven’t seen it yet, watch The Pillow Book. pic.twitter.com/HXJJ9otGxz
Yuppp
Then again, Iโm in love with Ewan McGregor pic.twitter.com/7rGKWCbubt
โ Historia stan ๐ (@historia_stan) June 29, 2020
It’s gonna be fun
Something good not many people are talking about is that we are officially getting an Obi-Wan Kenobi series in 2021. And the cherry on top is Ewan McGregor is playing him again. Beyond excited for this.
โ LaBlakers24 (@LaBlakers24) June 29, 2020
Birds of Prey
1. MY BOY EWAN MCGREGOR. The accent, the crooked smile, the fluffy hair. ๐ pic.twitter.com/OJsYmjRYjF
โ ๐ชSalty๐ช (@sketchysami) June 29, 2020
Was very hype
ewan mcgregor as black mask was a MOMENT. i hope we get to still see him in future movies pic.twitter.com/pSLiwHNhCM
โ sโฎ (@harleyskory) June 29, 2020
One DVD at a time
Are people really just now appreciating Ewan McGregor?!?! I spent my entire college life working through his filmography one blockbuster rental at a time
โ Nini (@the_nini) June 29, 2020