‘The Lifetime of Chuck’ Is the Fi...

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has already created fairly a legacy for himself. From his movies like Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Recreation, to reveals like The Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, and The Haunting of Hill House, Flanagan has mainly develop into his personal model, particularly within the horror style. And but, although he’s additionally hooked up to movies or reveals within the worlds of The Exorcist, Carrie, The Dark Tower, and Batman, none of that’s what he thinks he’ll be remembered for.

No, Flanagan thinks his subsequent film, The Lifetime of Chuck, goes to be that legacy. Or, not less than, that’s what he hopes. “There are only a few items of labor that I think about will outlive me in a significant manner,” Flanagan wrote in excerpts of an essay released on social media. “You at all times hope they may; we hope that in telling the tales we inform, we’re planting a seed that can develop lengthy after we’ve light away. I do not know which of those seeds will take root with folks, and dwelling on these questions is a path to madness. I really feel a quiet, humble confidence that The Lifetime of Chuck will lengthy outlast us all.”

For individuals who might not be conscious, The Lifetime of Chuck relies on a brief story by the one and solely Stephen King. It tells the story of 1 man’s life—on this case, Chuck—backwards. Tom Hiddleston performs Chuck in some components of the film, and he’s joined by the likes of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill, amongst many others.

“The Lifetime of Chuck is, at this second in time, my favourite film I’ve ever been part of,” Flanagan, who tailored the screenplay and directs, continues. “I advised folks going into manufacturing that this was the movie I needed to depart on the earth for my kids. It’s so uncommon to work on one thing so significant, so distinctive, so distinct, and so earnest. It is a story and not using a cynical bone in its physique. What a uncommon and delightful second of artwork.”

The movie gained the very prestigious Individuals’s Alternative Award eventually yr’s Toronto Movie Pageant and is coming to theaters June 6. Plus, I’ve to say, I agree with Flanagan right here. I’ve seen The Lifetime of Chuck and whereas it’s a posh thinker of a film, it’s additionally wealthy and completely phenomenal. It’s caught with me weeks after first seeing it. io9 could have a full evaluation and extra as we get nearer to launch, however till then, right here’s a brand new clip from the movie that’s not solely essential to the film general, however provides you with a way of what Flanagan is saying.

A complete universe proper between your arms. THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Choose Cities 6.6, In all places 6.13. pic.twitter.com/hyn3wMslKm

— NEON (@neonrated) May 19, 2025

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