Tom Hiddleston to Star in Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck"

English actor Tom Hiddleston is set to star alongside Mark Hamill in the film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck". 

"Doctor Sleep" and "The Haunting Of Hill House" helmer Mike Flanagan is directing, scripting, and producing for Intrepid Pictures alongside fellow producer Trevor Macy.

FilmNation will handle international sales with WME Independent handling domestic. 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 tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.

The script, which was adapted prior to the WGA strike, has been in the works for several months with Hiddleston set to play the title character and Hamill joining for the role of Albie.

According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from "Stand By Me", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "The Green Mile".

Golden Globe and Olivier winner Hiddleston is best known for "Thor", "Avengers", and the TV series "The Night Manager", as well as stage projects such as "Betrayal" and "Hamlet".

Stephen King, aka The King Of Horror, is among the all-time best-selling authors. Among his books and short stories to have been adapted into hit movies are "Carrie", "The Shining", "Pet Sematary", "It", "Stand By Me", "The Running Man", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "The Green Mile".

This is the latest project to join a bumper Cannes market slate for FilmNation. The lineup includes Amy Adams-Paul Rudd's comedy" The Invite", Dave Bautista's action-thriller "The Cooler", and Andrew Garfield's "Voyagers", among others.