Stephen King is often involved with the adaptations of his work, and isn't afraid to comment if he doesn't like something — just as he did for a '90s adaptation of one of his early short stories, which also earned 0% on Rotten Tomatoes . He's particularly vocal when it comes to his opinion of Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining," and that may be part of why he hand-picked director Mick Garris' female lead for the second attempt to adapt the novel, choosing Rebecca De Mornay to play Wendy Torrance. It wasn't the first time he was directly involved with the production of his work — he also wrote and directed the widely panned "Maximum Overdrive."

While speaking with The Morning Call in 2021, the actress described how she landed the part. She and King both happened to be at the same ev

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