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While Stephen King is known as the King of Horror, he has produced masterpieces when he deviated from his usual genre. Examples of such works includeThe Green MileandThe Shawshank Redemption. Now, King’s sci-fi novella,The Life of Chuck, from his collectionIf It Bleedsis adapted into a film, that debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film, helmed by Mike Flanagan, was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the TIFF. The recognition has great significance for the film as fifteen of the last sixteen winners have been nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.The Life of Chuckwill probably follow suit and earn a Best Picture nod at the Oscars.
Stephen King’s Adaptation,The Life Of Chuck, Now Has A Greater Chance At Oscars
Stephen King‘s novellaThe Life of Chuckcomes to life on the screen withLokistarTom Hiddlestonplaying the titular character. The film will recount the life of the lead character in reverse, from his death back to his childhood. While exploring themes of memory and mortality, the film may touch upon King and directorMike Flanagan‘s favorite horror genre.
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The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Award. Flanagan shared in avideoto TIFF that he was completely overwhelmed by the recognition. He shared that he was“unprepared for the moment”and thanked TIFF for bringing the film to the audience.
The pattern of TIFF People’s Choice Award winners getting an Oscar nod has got fans of King excited. According toComicBook, the odds look pretty good forThe Life of Chuck, as 15 TIFF People’s Choice winners were nominated for Oscars in the last 16 years. Out of these 15, five of them went on to win the prestigious award.
In 2011,Where Do We Go Now?didn’t get the nod from the Academy, although three of the preceding winners had been nominated for Oscars. Here’s the list of films from 2008 to 2023 (excluding 2011) that followed this pattern:
Fans, too, didn’t expect a big award buzz out of a Stephen King adaptation, that too directed by Flanagan. The filmmaker is known for projects likeThe Haunting of Hill House,The Haunting of Bly Manor,Midnight Mass, and most recentlyThe Fall of the House of Usher. He had previously helmed the film adaptation of King’s novelGerald’s Gameand a film sequel to his novelThe Shining, titledDoctor Sleep.
Stephen King’s Adaptations Have An Elusive Track Record At the Oscars
Out of all the Stephen King adaptations, five have gone on to earn nominations at the Academy Awards. Out of these five, only two could be categorized as proper horror thrillers by the author.Carriewas nominated for two awards, Best Actress for Sissy Spacek and Best Supporting Actress for Piper Laurie.
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Miserylater earned a Best Actress nomination forKathy Bates. She won the Oscar, making it the only win among King’s adaptations. Other films that got the Oscar nod include:Stand by Me(Best Adapted Screenplay),The Green Mile(Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, and Best Picture), andThe Shawshank Redemption(Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Morgan Freeman, and Best Picture).
Fans are still upset over the snubs forThe Green MileandThe Shawshank Redemption. Besides Hiddleston, the new film will star Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, David Dastmalchian, and Flanagan’s regularsKate Siegel, Jacob Tremblay, and Annalise Basso.
The Life of Chuckhas yet to find a distributor.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
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