Mike Flanagan on Casting Kyliegh Curran in Doctor Sleep

Acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan took to Tumblr recently to pen an extensive post about the experience of making Doctor Sleep and the pressures that weighed on him in the process.

In writing about the difficulties of creating a blend of Stanley Kubrick’s and Stephen King’s versions of The Shining universe, he got on the topic of casting the perfect stars for the film.

While he had plenty of praise for Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson, he recounted how sure he and the rest of the team was about casting Kyliegh Curran.

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