‘Doctor Sleep’ did not do as well at the box office as expected. Ultimately, it was a sequel of the mythical ‘The Shining’ with Ewan McGregor at the head of the cast, but the public showed not to have much interest in her, and that the filmmaker Mike Flanagan did not leave that link aside at all. In fact, he even managed to get one of the protagonists of the movie Stanley Kubrick make a small appearance.
How the cameo and the scene in question were conceived
The actor I am referring to is Danny Lloydwho played Danny Torrance in the film led by Jack Nicholson in 1980. The curious thing is that later he only participated in a TV Movie before putting aside his career in the world of acting. Perhaps that is why her cameo in ‘Doctor Sleep’ is more striking.
Lloyd’s cameo takes place at minute 46 of the movie -from the montage seen in theaters, which I remind you has an extended version- during a baseball game in which he praises the skills of a kid to know where they are going to throw the ball at all times. A clear nod to the fact that he played Danny Torrance as a young man when he started to make it clear that he was in possession of a certain special ability known as the glow.
Of course, Lloyd here plays another character, as it is McGregor who brings Danny Torrance to life on this occasion. Interestingly, it was McGregor himself who revealed the curious way in which Flanagan convinced Lloyd to make the cameo: sending him a message via Twitterand Lloyd replied making it clear that he would be happy to do so.
‘Doctor Sleep’ airs tonight at laSexta from 10:30 p.m. and you can also watch it on HBO Max