Ben Stiller would be in talks with the director of the play “The Shining” inspired by the book by Stephen King. I know all the details in this note.
If we talk about the horror genre in books, surely one of the first names we think of is that of Stephen King. The North American writer is the creator of great titles such as It, Carrie or Miseryand although there were several adaptations such as From a Buick 8, now we will also have it in theater… with ben stiller?
According to Deadlines, ben stiller could participate in stage version of The Shining. Stiller would be in talks with Ivo Van Hovedirector of the work.
Theatrical version of The glow already has 2 confirmed: the mentioned director and simon stephens. For his part, the part she would play ben stiller (should you confirm) would be the Jack Torrancethe main antagonist in Stephen King’s novel.
At the moment we know that the rehearsals will begin around the spring of our country, so that the work opens in 2023. The performances will begin in Londonalthough a quick trip to Broadway.
On the other hand, we know that this theatrical adaptation it will be much more faithful to the book original from King than to the movie Stanley Kubrick. To have a reference of the character of ben stillerwe can see the interpretation of Jack Nicholson in the movie kubrick. In addition, there a 1997 miniseries where Steven Weber played the role of Jack Torrence.
This is not the first time ben stiller would play a character in a non-comedy role. The actor has already shown his dramatic skills in films like “The secret life of walter mitty” or “The Sun’s empire”. Also, it’s always interesting to see the dramatic turn of an actor who is as tied to comedy as he is. Stiller.