Matthew Lillard and Heather Langenkamp Join Mike Flanagan's Film Adaptation of Stephen King's THE LIFE OF BRIAN
Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass) is developing another Stephen King film project with an adaptation of The Life of Chuck, and the filmmaker has brought together an impressive ensemble cast!
It was already announced that Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (Doctor Sleep) had been cast in the film. Flanagan has now announced the rest of the cast.
The latest additions include Matthew Lillard (Scream) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street). The other actors include Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak, Trinity Jo-li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raul Corbo, Harvey Guillen, David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michael Trucco, Violet McGraw and Molly C. Quinn.
Flanagan also said on X: “The Life of Chuck is a very personal story for me, and a movie I am so grateful will be in the world. We’ll keep you posted with more updates as they come.”
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.”