Full SPOILERS ahead for Doctor Sleep!
While it was known that new actors had been cast as several returning characters from The Shining in the sequel Doctor Sleep, it wasn’t known beyond the rumor stage whether Shining protagonist Jack Torrance himself would show up in the Mike Flanagan-directed film adaptation of Stephen King’s book.
As it turns out, the rumors were correct about the character returning for Doctor Sleep — and who would play him. Henry Thomas — yes, Elliott from E.T.: The Extraterrestrial! — plays Jack Torrance in Doctor Sleep. (This was first reported by ScreenRant last year.) Thomas has also appeared in Mike Flanagan’s other projects The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald’s Game, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
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While it was known that new actors had been cast as several returning characters from The Shining in the sequel Doctor Sleep, it wasn’t known beyond the rumor stage whether Shining protagonist Jack Torrance himself would show up in the Mike Flanagan-directed film adaptation of Stephen King’s book.
As it turns out, the rumors were correct about the character returning for Doctor Sleep — and who would play him. Henry Thomas — yes, Elliott from E.T.: The Extraterrestrial! — plays Jack Torrance in Doctor Sleep. (This was first reported by ScreenRant last year.) Thomas has also appeared in Mike Flanagan’s other projects The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald’s Game, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
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