‘The Life of Chuck’ Director Mike Flanagan on Math, Memory and Humanity’s Dance to the End

Tom Hiddleston’s Epic Dance Is the Most Important Scene in ‘The Life of Chuck.’ Here’s How He Learned to Move Like Gene Kelly

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers about “The Life of Chuck,” now playing in theaters via Neon. Choreographer Mandy Moore is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand dance experts, developing routines for the Oscars, Emmys, “So You Think You Can Dance,” Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and countless other high-profile projects. Yet some of her most joyous moments […]

What Continues to Draw Tom Hiddleston to Roles Like Loki and Chuck Krantz of The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck is a film of earnestness. It explores all the loss, connection, complication and devastation of a life in a brief window, all while shouldering a profound hope that it intends to share with the viewer. With the rise of social media came the rise of cynicism. Earnesty became a weakness, leaving anyone sharing their deepest joys on the receiving end of mockery. While this nihilsm has extended into reality in many ways, seeping in…

We're all going to die. What now? 'The Life of Chuck' sits with this question

Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.

The Breakout Star of ‘The Life of Chuck’ Didn’t Know He and Tom Hiddleston Were Playing the Same Role

Some people might be surprised to hear this, but Tom Hiddleston is not the only star of Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck.” He’s not even the only Chuck! In Flanagan’s sweeping Stephen King adaptation, four different actors play everyman Chuck throughout various periods of his life. There’s Hiddleston, of course, as adult Chuck; Cody Flanagan (Mike and co-star Kate Siegel’s real-life child) as kid Chuck; Jacob Tremblay as teen Chuck; and first-…

'The Life of Chuck' cast breaks down the 'hypnotic' 5-and-a-half minute dance number

Director Mike Flanagan calls the five-and-a-half-minute sequence the “crown jewel” of the movie.NEON Annalise Basso, Tom HiddlestonKey PointsThe Life of Chuck star Tom Hiddleston, choreographer Mandy Moore, and director Mike Flanagan tell Entertainment Weekly how the movie's five-and-a-half-minute dance number came to life.Moore reveals the unconventional way she and drummer Taylor Gordon, who also stars in the scene, created the choreography an…

‘The Life of Chuck’ director Mike Flanagan on math, memory and humanity’s dance to the end

Mike Flanagan's heartfelt interview on ‘The Life of Chuck’ explores humanity’s fleeting connections and enduring legacies, weaving storytelling, math and memory into a poignant cinematic symphony. The film opens on