Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Nick Offerman
Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Mark Hamill star in genre-bending sci-fi The Life of Chuck, based on the 2020 Stephen King novella and directed by American horror specialist Mike Flanagan, who’s taken on King’s work previously in adaptations Gerald’s Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).
The world feels like it’s ending and everybody’s saying goodbye to Chuck. Wherever Marty (Ejiofor) goes, he can’t get away from Charles Krantz (Hiddleston), whose face shows up on billboards, window signs and TV ads. What’s so special about this seemingly ordinary accountant – and why does he warrant such a sendoff?
Mirroring the unorthodox structure of King’s futuristic novella – with three acts forming a story told in reverse (narrated here by Nick Offerman) – Flanagan’s optimistic, big-hearted adaptation won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF.
