Key Takeaways
- NEON will release The Life of Chuck on May 30, 2025.
- The film features a star-studded cast, including Tom Hiddleston.
- The movie’s narrative structure is unique, focusing on the importance of joyful moments.
Mike Flanagan is a huge fan of Stephen King and now one of his adaptations of the author’s brilliant and fascinating stories has a release date. According to Bloody Disgusting, NEON will release The Life of Chuck on May 30, 2025.
The Life of Chuck is based on King’s novella, which was published in 2020’s collection If It Bleeds. The movie stars Tom Hiddleston as the main character Chuck Krantz. Jacob Tremblay plays a younger version of him. The star-studded cast also includes Samantha Sloyan, Heather Langenkamp, Mark Hamill, Hamish Linklater, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Nick Offerman. The cast includes many staples of the horror genre, such as Langenkamp, who is known for playing final girl Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven’s iconic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Sloyan and Linklater also appeared in Flanagan’s acclaimed Netflix horror series Midnight Mass.
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The Life of Chuck switches up a typical movie structure. Instead of telling a chronological tale, audiences see Chuck at the end of his life as he is dying from a brain tumor, and then at the end, he is a child again. Flanagan told The Wrap that the story is “about the moments that bring joy into our lives” and “the importance of being open to those moments.”
The filmmaker also praised King and said:
“The thing about Stephen King is that he’s known for horror, but his horror only works because of his incredible empathy for his characters. And when you read a great Stephen King story, it’s not about the monster, it’s about the people who have to deal with it or stand against it
Lillard, who plays Gus, told GamesRadar+ that audiences laughed during The Life of Chuck‘s screening at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which was unexpected for the cast and crew. He shared that while Gus has a short scene, it’s moving and meaningful. He said Gus “packs a whole fistful of humanity in a little 5-minute scene,” which is a great description. Since Lillard is known for playing goofy characters in horror movies, such as Stu Macher in Scream, it’s nice to see him play a more serious character who deals with some heavy emotions. He has portrayed some dramatic characters before, most notably Brian Speer in The Descendants.
Flanagan is also adapting King’s novel Carrie for TV, although there is no details about that just yet. Fans are also excited about Flanagan developing The Dark Tower and have thought about the best casting choices. Since Flanagan loves King’s work and appreciates his well-crafted characters who are put in unthinkable and wild situations, fans know that these creepy and smart stories are in good hands. It will be great to see Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck in May 2025.
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Source: Bloodydisgusting.com