Overview
- The film adapts Stephen King’s 2020 novella under Mike Flanagan’s direction, produced independently with a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement in Alabama.
- It unfolds in three reverse-chronological acts that explore Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz’s journey without revealing key narrative turns.
- Tom Hiddleston leads an ensemble including Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan, delivering a six-minute street dance centerpiece that highlights the story’s life-affirming core.
- Advance screenings and the TIFF People’s Choice Award have generated audience buzz, with viewers calling the movie “life changing” and “deeply profound.”
- Neon will roll out the film in limited release on June 6 before expanding nationwide on June 13.