There's a new Stephen King adaptation heading to theaters, and it's one the prolific author endorses. “The Life of Chuck,” starring Tom Hiddleston, is an apocalyptic tale that includes moments of joy. King tells The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview that while dread and grief are very much a part of life (and his works), so is joy.
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It's notFlying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopterAustralian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunchMore at-home health tests are now available. How to know what's right for youAP PHOTOS: Coco Gauff's emotional triumph at the French Open finalThe World in PicturesHow an innovative portable shelter could help India's outdoor workers beat the heatMeasles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the USMore at-home health tests are now available. How to know what's right for youFilm festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screenBrothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in BostonYemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and othersDe Pakistán a España vía Canarias: Traficantes usan rutas migratorias más largas y peligrosasIsrael dice que recuperó el cuerpo de un rehén tailandés llevado a Gaza cuando comenzó la guerraEntertainmentStephen 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. This image released by Neon shows Annalise Basso, left, and Tom Hiddleston in a scene from “The Life of Chuck.” 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. 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. This image released by Neon shows Annalise Basso, left, and Tom Hiddleston in a scene from “The Life of Chuck.” This image released by Neon shows Annalise Basso, left, and Tom Hiddleston in a scene from “The Life of Chuck.” Over time, King has developed a personal policy in how he talks about the adaptations of his books. “My idea is: If you can’t say something nice, keep your mouth shut,” he says. Every now and then, King is such a fan of an adaptation that he’s excited to talk about it. That’s very much the case with“The Life of Chuck,” which Neon releases in theaters Friday , there are separate storylines but the tone-setting opening is apocalyptic. The internet, like a dazed prize fighter, wobbles on its last legs before going down. California is said to be peeling away from the mainland “like old wallpaper.” And yet in this doomsday tale, King is at his most sincere. “The Life of Chuck,” the book and the movie, is about what matters in life when everything else is lost. 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. “Existential dread and grief and things are part of the human experience, but so is joy.”So vividly drawn is King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films. For half a century, since Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie,” Hollywood has turned, and turned again, to King’s books for their richness of character, nightmare and sheer entertainment. He’s also a moviegoer, himself. “I love anything from ‘The 400 Blows’ to something with that guy Jason Statham,” King says, speaking by phone from his home in Maine. “The worst movie I ever saw was still a great way to spend an afternoon. The only movie I ever walked out on was ‘Transformers.’ At a certain point I said, ‘This is just ridiculous.’”The kind of climate change disaster found in “The Life of Chuck,” King says, often dominates his anxieties. “We’re creeping up little by little on being the one country who does not acknowledge it’s a real problem with carbon in the atmosphere,” King says. “That’s crazy. Certain right wing politicians can talk all they want about how we’re saving the world for our grandchildren. They don’t care about that. They care about money.” On social media, King has been a sometimes critic of President Donald Trump, whose second term has included battles with the arts, academia andIn “Never Finch,” Holly Gibney is hired as a bodyguard by a women’s rights activist whose lecture tour is being plagued by mysterious acts of violence. In the afterward of the book, King includes a tribute to “supporters of women’s right to choose who have been murdered for doing their duty.” “I’m sure they’re not going to like that,” King says of right-wing critics.The mystery thriller brings back King’s recent favorite protagonist, the private investigator Holly Gibney, who made her stand-alone debut in “If It Bleeds.” It’s Gibney’s insecurities, and her willingness to push against them, that has kept King returning to her. “It gave me great pleasure to see Holly grow into a more confident person,” King says. “She never outgrows all of her insecurities, though. None of us do.” “Never Flinch” is a reminder that King has always been less of a genre-first writer than a character-first one. He tends to fall in love with a character and follow them through thick and thin. “I’m always happy writing. That’s why I do it so much,” King says, chuckling. “I’m a very chipper guy because I get rid of all that dark stuff in the books.”Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for The Associated Press since 2013. He is based in New York City.Walmart’s army of bakery decorators takes the cake when it comes to hourly store payTexas Tech’s NiJaree Canady breaks down after heavy pitching load in Women’s College World Series
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