Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill have been snatched up to star in the adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Life of Chuck.’
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.
Hiddleston is set to play the title character while Hamill will be joining in the role of Albie.
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‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ helmer Mike Flanagan is directing from a script by Trevor Macy. Macy also serves as a producer.
According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ and ‘The Green Mile.’
