Karen Gillan and Chiwetel Ejiofor Join Tom Hiddleston in Mike Flanagan's Adaptation of Stephen King's THE LIFE OF CHUCK

Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Fall of the House of Usher) is currently developing an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck, and some new cast members have been announced.

Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill were already previously cast in the movie, but they will be joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (Doctor Sleep).

The movie is based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, “The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumour at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.”

According to the production, the project will draw tonally from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.

The movie is currently in production in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month. The film is being produced by QWGmire, a production and financing company. Partners Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty and Elan Gale, shared in a statement: “We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Trevor [Macy] on this project. Mike is a master storyteller and we can’t wait to bring his inspirational adaptation of Stephen King’s short story to audiences.”

I’m very curious about this movie. I’m a huge fan of Stephen King and Flanagan, and with a cast like this, I have no doubt that the movie is going to end up being great!