Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King are undeniably two of the greatest to work in their respective mediums. They're such interesting and creative men who tell uncompromising stories that challenge their respective audiences. We've covered Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick's work on The Shining. But it's worth repeating here that they had a bit of a fraught relationship, with Kubrick changing the novel for the movie and King not necessarily being a fan. But there was something that Kubrick obviously originally admired and respected that drew him into the story and got him on board to make the movie. In a 1980 interview with Cinephilia Beyond by Vicente Molina Foix, Kubrick talked about the book, the movie, and how he connected with the material. Kubrick stated, "Well, the novel was sent to me by John Calley, an executive with Warner Bros., and it is the only thing which was ever sent to me that I found good, or that I liked. Most things I read with the feeling that after about [a certain number] pages I’m going to put it down and think that I’m not going to waste my time. The Shining I found very compulsive reading, and I thought the plot, ideas, and structure were much more imaginative than anything I’ve ever read in the genre. It seemed to me one could make a wonderful movie out of it.When asked about King's other novels and their movie adaptations, Kubrick said he had not read others. 'The Shining' Credit: Warner...
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