TEHRAN – The 2024 American fantasy drama film “The Life of Chuck” written and directed by Mike Flanagan will be screened at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Friday.

Set for screening at 6 p.m. at the Nasseri Hall of the IAF, the 111-minute movie will be shown with Persian subtitles, Mehr reported. 

Based on the 2020 novella by Stephen King, from his compilation book “If It Bleeds,” the film stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill, with narration by Nick Offerman.

The movie is a life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles “Chuck” Krantz. The plot follows the formative moments in the life of Chuck, chronicled in reverse chronological order, from his death coinciding with the end of the universe to his childhood.

“The Life of Chuck” had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024, where it won the People's Choice Award.

Flanagan has become the unofficial adapter-in-chief of King’s work, having made three films while working on two TV shows based on his writing (the pair have both expressed deep admiration for the other on multiple occasions). It tracks given Flanagan’s interest in both scares and sentiment (his non-King shows like “The Haunting of Hill House” have balanced them well) although there’s yet to be a real slam-dunk among them. 

Mike Flanagan, 47, is an American filmmaker, best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, produced, and edited the films “Absentia” (2011), “Oculus” (2013), “Hush,” “Before I Wake,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil” (all 2016), “Gerald's Game” (2017), “Doctor Sleep” (2019), and “The Life of Chuck” (2024).

He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix horror series “The Haunting of Hill House” (2018), “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (2020), “Midnight Mass” (2021), “The Midnight Club” (2022), and “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023), also directing and editing some if not all episodes of each.

Stephen King, 77, is an American author. Dubbed the “King of Horror,” he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

His debut, “Carrie” (1974), established him in horror. “Different Seasons” (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are “Carrie” (1976), “The Shining” (1980), “The Dead Zone” and “Christine” (both 1983), “Stand by Me” (1986), “Misery” (1990), “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), “Dolores Claiborne” (1995), “The Green Mile” (1999), “The Mist” (2007), and “It” (2017). 

Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for “The Man in the Black Suit” (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for “11/22/63” (2011). He has also won honors for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, and the 2014 National Medal of Arts.

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