A surprise new film about the making of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is on the way – check out all the details below.
Approved by the Kubrick Film Archive and family estate, the film, Shine On – The Forgotten Shining Location, will premiere on the official Stanley Kubrick YouTube channel on July 26 at 7pm (UK time) to coincide with the late filmmaker’s birthday.
The film is narrated by Michael Sheen and includes interviews with the film’s executive producer, Jan Harlan, art director Les Tomkins, and Kubrick’s daughter Katharina Kubrick.
As per a synopsis of the film, the interviewees will “revisit the studio locations and share their memories about a film frequently voted the best horror film of all time.”
The film explores key locations in the making film as well as the art direction when creating the Overlook Hotel at the famous Elstree Studios.
In a press release, the documentary film’s director/producer, Paul King, said fans will discover some new information about the sets used on the film.
He explained: “There have been so many rumours about some of the sets from The Shining still existing at Elstree Studios, but to actually find them and walk around them was like discovering a holy grail of film history.”
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Katharina Kubrick, who also worked as a location researcher on the film added: “The production of The Shining has been well documented and analysed, but this is a story which has never been told. Pivotal scenes from the film took place in these areas, so going back to them felt like stepping into the movie itself.”
A new trailer for the documentary will arrive this week on February 19.
Last week (July 11), it was announced that Shelley Duvall – who appeared as Wendy Torrance in The Shining – died at the age of 75.
Her passing was confirmed by her long-time partner Dan Gilroy who told The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas.
“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy told the outlet.
Duvall was known for her work with director Robert Altman, who cast her in 1970’s Brewster McCloud as her first on screen role. From there, she went on to appear in films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974) and Nashville (1975).
“Despite being dogged with exaggerations of her treatment on set, Shelley was always vocal about her experience filming The Shining saying she ‘wouldn’t trade it for anything’ because ‘working with loveable Stanley was a fascinating learning experience,’” the official X/Twitter account of the late director Stanley Kubrick wrote. “Our thoughts are with Shelley’s friends and family.”