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Hiddleston, Hamill To Star In Next Stephen King Adaptation

by Thomas Tuna
written by Thomas Tuna

The horror master hooks up with some star power.

The Life of Chuck–another story from Stephen King’s 2000 horror anthology If It Bleeds–will be made into a motion picture, with a couple of big-screen fantasy standouts in the leading roles, according to a report on Deadline.

Tom Hiddleston (Loki in the Thor MCU franchise) and Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame will headline the cast of the new horror pic–that will be written, directed by produced by Mike Flanagan, who already has such King adaptations as Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game on his impressive resume. Trevor Macy will also produce.

The project–which will see Hiddleston play the title character and Hamill portray Albie–reportedly will be similar in tone to Stand By Me and The Green Mile. No production timetable or release window was announced.

King’s The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories that tell the tale of Charles Krantz in reverse–starting with his death from a brain tumor at age 39 and winding up with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.

Keep reading Horror News Network for further updates on this Flanagan adaptation of The Life of Chuck.

 

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).

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