The latest adaptation by Mike Flanagan is a real crowd-pleaser – even if schmaltz occasionally overrides substance.

The Life of Chuck will inspire you in ways few other Stephen King adaptations have in the past, just like it did for Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor, they tell Yahoo UK. Directed by Mike Flanagan, ...

For a beloved horror author, Stephen King has inspired a surprising number of non-genre classics. The Life of Chuck has its eyes on that prize.

Mike Flanagan directs The Life of Chuck as well as adapting King’s story for the screen. There’s no doubt Flanagan and King have found a cosmic philosophy through-line in their shared writings.

Which brings us to “The Life of Chuck,” the latest King adaptation. It’s based on the novella of the same name, part of the 2020 collection “If It Bleeds.” ...

King, himself, just finished a draft of “Talisman 3.” If “The Life of Chuck” has particular meaning to King, it could be because it represents something intrinsic about his own life.

There is dancing, Walt Whitman and joy. “In ‘The Life of Chuck,’ we understand that this guy’s life is cut short, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t experience joy,” says King.

King, himself, just finished a draft of “Talisman 3.” If “The Life of Chuck” has particular meaning to King, it could be because it represents something intrinsic about his own life.

FILE - Stephen King, left, and Mike Flanagan appear at the premiere of "The Life of Chuck" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) ...

"The Life of Chuck," which won the People's Choice Award last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, is after a similar spirit. When King reached out about attending the TIFF world ...