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‘The Life of Chuck’ draws early buzz and Stephen King’s praise ahead of June release

Early online reactions praise Mike Flanagan’s sentimental adaptation of Stephen King’s novella ahead of its June 6 theatrical debut

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Life of Chuck,’ which is based on a Stephen King novella, is about loss and death, but it’s also a joyous movie starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara and Mark Hamill. (Courtesy of NEON)
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Overview

  • The Life of Chuck, adapted by Mike Flanagan from a Stephen King novella, arrives in theaters on June 6 after winning the People’s Choice Award at TIFF 2024
  • The narrative unfolds in three reverse-chronology chapters—‘Thanks Chuck,’ ‘Buskers Forever’ and ‘I Contain Multitudes’—to explore mortality, human connection and the Walt Whitman–inspired theme of containing multitudes
  • Tom Hiddleston leads a cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay and Mark Hamill and features significant dance sequences influenced by classic movie musicals
  • Critical reaction remains mixed, with some reviewers applauding its life-affirming tone and others finding its sentimentality overly earnest
  • Social media users at early screenings have called the film “life changing” and “deeply profound,” and Stephen King hailed it as a “masterpiece” on X