may be almost half a century old at this point (!), but the iconic film is still generating and all these years later. Case in point: the Stanley Kubrick Film Archive, along with the late director’s family estate, have certified a new documentary about the film, titled Shining per . This will technically be the third documentary about the 1980 horror classic, after 2012's and Vivian Kubrick’s The Shining on BBC.
While most of the Overlook Hotel’s sets were thought to be destroyed, one last site apparently remains. “There have been so many rumors about some of the sets from still existing at Elstree Studios, but to actually find them and walk around them was like discovering a holy grail of film history,” director and producer Paul King said in a statement. The film—which is narrated by Michael Sheen—features interviews with ’s executive producer, Jan Harlan, art director, Les Tomkins, and Kubrick’s daughter, Katharina Kubrick, who did location research for the film.
According to the documentary’s official synopsis, the interviewees will “revisit the studio locations and share their memories about a film frequently voted the best horror film of all time.” “The production of has been well documented and analyzed, but this is a story which has never been told,” Katharina Kubrick also added in a statement. “Pivotal scenes from the film took place in these areas, so going back to them felt like stepping into the movie itself.
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