Robin Williams The Shining Casting Rumors Addressed By Kubrick Book Author

According to new information, Stanley Kubrick never actually considered the late Robin Williams for the role of Jack Torrance in The Shining. Released in 1980, The Shining is widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made. Kubrick's film is based on a novel of the same name by Stephen King and stars Jack Nicholson as Jack, Shelley Duvall as Wendy, Danny Lloyd as Danny, and Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann.

SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY As shared by fact-checking website Snopes, Lee Unkrich, co-author of Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining', an exhaustive book about the making of the film, reveals that Williams was not a contender for the role of Jack as previously reported. The author and filmmaker explains that, in addition to other factors, Williams was too young and not yet a big enough star to have been considered for The Shining. Plus, official documentation from Warner Bros.

Stanley first read the galleys of Stephen King's novel in 1977. Nicholson was cast that year as well. Production on the film began in April of 1978. In 1977, Robin Williams was only 27 years old and had only a small handful of very tiny credits to his name. He didn't become a household name until 1978 when he starred in the television show "Mork and Mindy.

King disavowed Nicholson's casting as Jack and would later explain that the character has no real arc. Instead of the well-intentioned father who features in the book, Nicholson's Jack is a relatively chilling figure right from the start. From The Shining's opening scene in the car, it's clear that Jack is a figure who's already feared by his family, not loved.

Nicholson's performance may be a far cry from the characterization of Jack in the book, but it's still quite possibly one of the most memorable acting performances of all time. While it's not hard to see where King is coming from in terms of frustration he feels regarding the deviations from his novel, the fact remains that Kubrick's The Shining played a crucial role in shaping the future of the horror genre.

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