The trailer doesn’t do much to clue us into The Life of Chuck’s exact plot. We follow a young kid who seems to have a penchant for dancing, we see him as a teenager (played by Jacob Tremblay), then later as an adult, with Tom Hiddleston taking over. Throughout all these glimpses of Chuck’s life, we hear voiceovers from people like Mark Hamill (playing Albie Krantz) telling him that he’s special and the world is beautiful. It frankly all looks incredibly sweet and heart-warming. As anyone who’s read King’s short story could attest, it mostly stays that way — even if some tragedy creeps in too.
This is Flanagan’s third film adaptation of King’s work behind the Gerald’s Game and the absolutely fantastic Doctor Sleep — with a more ambitious Dark Tower adaptation supposedly on the way sometime in the future. Along with Tremblay, Hiddleston, and Hamill, the film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Annalise Basso, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Kate Siegel, Nick Offerman, David Dastmalchian, and more.
The Life of Chuck arrives in theaters in select cities on June 6, and will release nationally on June 12.
