Stephen King gives his verdict on Mike Flanagan’s new adaptation starring Tom Hiddleston: "Maybe not what you’d expect from me"
Sep. 6, 2024The Life of Chuck is coming soon
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Stephen King has taken to Twitter to give his verdict on The Life of Chuck.
“The Life of Chuck bows tomorrow evening at the Toronto Film Festival. This is one of the good ones,“King tweeted. “It’s sad, has a touch of the paranormal, but it’s also joyful and life-affirming. Maybe not what you’d expect from me, but there ya go.”
Hiddleston plays Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz who, beginning with his death from cancer, travels back through his entire life and ends with his childhood. Also, the world is ending and everyone is coping in their own strange ways.
The cast includesKaren Gillanas a nurse, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Lillard, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Kate Siegel, Samantha Sloyan, Harvey Guillen, Annalise Basso, Rahul Kohli, and Trinity Bliss. Benjamin Pajak, Cody Flanagan, and Jacob Tremblay each play younger versions of Chuck.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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