Claim: Before choosing Jack Nicholson for the role, director Stanley Kubrick considered hiring Robin Williams to play the main character, Jack Torrance, in the horror film "The Shining."
Fact-check: Was Robin Williams Considered for the Role of Jack Torrance in 'The Shining'?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2023-01-20T13:00:01