Early on in March, King tweeted a pretty glowing review of the film. We imagine it's not just for PR, seeing as King notoriously hated The Shining when Stanley Kubrick adapted it.
Variety also recently sat down with the author, who revealed that he had no hand in the adaptation whatsoever, which means his seal of approval must be that much more genuine. "I wasn’t involved at all. I wished them well," he said. "Geez, I don’t even think they sent me any swag from that one! But maybe that’s a good thing. I’ve seen it, it’s fabulous."
