Matthew Lillard and Heather Langenkamp join Mike Flanagan’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s LIFE OF BRIAN

Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass) is developing another one Stephen King film project with adaptation of The Life of Chuckand the director has assembled an impressive cast!

They had already announced it Tom Hiddleston, Marco Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) AND Jacob Tremblay (Doctor Sleep) had been cast in the film. Flanagan has now announced the rest of the cast.

Latest additions include Matthew Lillard (He shouted) AND Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street). Other actors include My Sara, Benjamin Pajak, Trinity Jo-li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raúl Corbo, Harvey Guillen, David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Carl Lumbly, Analyze Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michele Trucco, Violet McGraw AND Molly C. Quinn.

Flanagan also said on We’ll keep you updated with further updates as they arrive.

The film is based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If it bleeds“The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at age 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house. “

According to the production, the project will draw inspiration from a tonal point of view Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption AND The green mile.

The film is currently in production in Alabama with an interim deal earlier this month. The film is produced by QWGmire, a production and financing company. Partner Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty AND Elan Galeshared in a statement: “We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Trevor [Macy] about this project. Mike is a master storyteller and we can’t wait to bring audiences his inspiring adaptation of Stephen King’s tale.”