The daily gossip: There's a prequel to The Shining in development, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from RiFF RAFF's riff on James Franco to Kristen Stewart's $40,000 birthday gift

Here's Johnny… or some such scary iteration.
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1. There's a prequel to The Shining in development

If you had a Danny Torrance-like feeling of foreboding today, it's for a good reason: A sequel to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is reportedly in the early stages of development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, former Wallking Dead showrunner Glenn Mazzara has been tapped to write a screenplay for a Shining prequel tentatively titled Overlook Hotel — presumably because some Hollywood executive saw that Bates Motel was doing pretty well on TV and decided to clock off early for the day. Now that the "prequel to beloved horror movies" thing is officially a trend, keep your eyes peeled for The Fifth Sense and Buying a Video Camera So We Can Go Look For The Blair Witch Next Week.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.