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Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill to Star In Mike Flanagan Led Stephen King Adaptation

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Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill are set to star in an adaptation from Mike Flanagan of work by the “King of Horror”, Stephen King — The Life of Chuck.

Flanagan will direct, pen the script, and produce the project under his banner Intrepid Pictures.

The Life of Chuck is a short story from King’s 2020 anthology book If It Bleeds. The drama follows Charles Krantz’s life and death in reverse chronological order, beginning with his death and ending with his childhood spent in a supposedly haunted house. Hiddleston will star as the titular character.

This news was first reported by Deadline.

Stay tuned with Nerds & Beyond for updates.

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Hannah
Hannah’s a lifelong nerd, but has been with the team since May 2021. Her life is easily classified by two abbreviations - BBG3 and ABG3 (before Baldur’s Gate 3 and after Baldur’s Gate 3). Especially nerdy about: video games, folklore, Star Wars, D&D, Spider-Man, and horror (all of it). Based in Denver, CO.

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