The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Mike Flanagan. It is an adaptation of the Stephen King novella published in the 2020 collection If It Bleeds. Tom Hiddleston plays Charles "Chuck" Krantz, and co-stars Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, and Jacob Tremblay.

Cast

 * Tom Hiddleston as Charles "Chuck" Krantz
 * Benjamin Pajak as young Krantz
 * Mark Hamill as Albie
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Marty Anderson
 * Karen Gillan
 * Jacob Tremblay
 * Taylor Gordon
 * Mia Sara as Sarah Krantz
 * Trinity Bliss
 * Matthew Lillard
 * Q'orianka Kilcher
 * Antonio Raul Corbo
 * Harvey Guillén
 * David Dastmalchian
 * Kate Siegel
 * Carl Lumbly as Sam Yarbrough
 * Annalise Basso
 * Samantha Sloyan
 * Rahul Kohli
 * Matt Biedel
 * Sauriyan Sapkota
 * Saidah Arrika Ekulona
 * Michael Trucco
 * Violet McGraw
 * Molly C. Quinn
 * Heather Langenkamp

Production
An adaptation of Stephen King's novella "The Life of Chuck" was announced in May 2023, with Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill set to star for director Mike Flanagan, who previously helmed adaptations of King's novels including Gerald's Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019); the film was stated to match in tone to King-based drama film adaptations such as Stand by Me (1986), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and The Green Mile (1999).

Filming began in Alabama during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, under a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement in October, with Deadline Hollywood reporting Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay were added to the cast, and Flanagan himself announcing the full cast a few days later. Filming wrapped on November 16, 2023.

In December 2023, it was revealed that Flanagan would also serve as editor, as he had done in his previous films. In April 2024, the Newton Brothers, frequent collaborators of Flanagan, were announced to be serving as composers.

Release
The film is slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024.