The Life of Chuck
Summary
After do its way through production with a SAG - AFTRA interim concord , Mike Flanagan reveals thatThe Life of Chuckhas finished film . The repugnance - drama set the filmmaker ’s thirdadaptation of a Stephen King dimension , having begun with 2017’sGerald ’s Gameand follow it up with 2019’sShiningsequel , Doctor Sleep . base on a short story from the novellaIf It Bleeds , the moving picture centers on a humankind at three points in his lifetime , get down with his death and travel back to search his clip grow up in a supposed obsess house .
Just a couple of hebdomad after Karen Gillan substantiate having finished her work , Flanagantook to Twitter to disclose thatThe Life of Chuckhas enclose film .
The movie maker praised his cast and crew , while also perish on in a detailed thread to share how authoritative the pic was to him .
Flanagan began by know how the movie is a getting even to his indie filmmaking days , including filming in the same state where he shot some of his former collision , namelyGerald ’s Game .
After praise his plaster bandage , Flanagan would go on by discuss the picture ’s personal importance to him , wanting it to be the project he " leaves in the human beings for my youngster " and thanking both his producer and King for allowing him to make the pic .
Flanagan would polish off the thread by confirm he was point back to Los Angeles for the post - production cognitive process onThe Life of Chuck .
How The Life Of Chuck Continues Flanagan’s Best Career Trend
BetweenDoctor Sleepandthe upcomingThe Life of Chuck , Flanagan has continued to earn acclaim for his unique approach to accommodate the works of Hellenic repugnance author . Whether it be Shirley Jackson and Henry James viaThe Hauntinganthology serial , Christopher Pike ’s dealership ofThe Midnight Clubnovels or more latterly Edgar Allen Poe inThe Fall of the House of Usher , the movie maker has proven time and again his ability to blend an original story while staying lawful to the source fabric he ’s working on , be it through their themes , characters or overall air .
Flanagan ’s regaining to the world of King wo n’t discontinue withThe Life of Chuck , either , as he ’s currently developingaDark Towershow adaptation . He ’s also long give the desire to accommodate King ’s 2014 novelRevivalfor the screen , with a motion picture adaptation having been scrapped due to his vision being too expensive for studio , with his Netflix miniseriesMidnight Massbeing view as a phantasmal sib to the book . With the author and managing director prove very compatible with each other ’s works , it will be interesting to see if Flanagan eyes another King adjustment in the future .
Though having a first - feel deal at Amazon Studios , it ’s currently obscure ifThe Dark Towerwill be produce for Prime Video .
beginning : Mike Flanagan / Twitter
