Mike Flanagan sure does love Stephen King stories, huh? Though his career has always been horror-focused, it wasn’t until “Gerald’s Game,” based on a King story, that people started to really take notice. Then he’d go off and do the ‘Haunting’ series over at Netflix, but then he came back to film with “Doctor Sleep,” the controversial sequel to “The Shining.” Now, it appears Flanagan can’t spend too much time away from a new King adaptation (in addition to a planned “Dark Tower” series), as he preps to film “The Life of Chuck.”
According to Deadline, Mike Flanagan is set to write, direct, and produce an adaptation of the Stephen King story, “The Life of Chuck.” Not only that but he’s already cast two of the roles, landing Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill for the film. “The Life of Chuck” is based on a short story about Charles Krantz, but the story starts with his death at age 39 and backtracks all the way to when he was younger and living in a haunted house.
Hiddleston is a very busy man nowadays. Obviously, he’s still working on Marvel Studios’ projects with a second season of “Loki” coming this year. However, he’s also lined up a new season of “The Night Manager,” as well as various other film and TV projects. It’s unclear how ‘Chuck’ fits into this busy schedule. Hamill, of course, is best known for his work as Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” franchise. Over the years, he’s also done a ton of voice work in animated series as well as live-action roles.
Flanagan is currently in post-production on his upcoming Netflix series, “The Fall of the House of Usher.” A release date for that has yet to be announced, though it’s expected this year.
It’s unclear when we might see “The Life of Chuck” debut. The project is being shopped around at this year’s Cannes, but with talent like this attached, you have to assume studios will be quick to jump on it.
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