“The Life of Chuck,” a film based on a Stepehen King novella and filmed in Alabama, will be distributed by Neon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is set for release in summer 2025, Variety reports.

The movie, which was made as an independent film by acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan, was screened for the first time in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was seeking a distributor.

The film, described by The Hollywood Reporter as “genre-bending,” won the Audience Prize at TIFF.

No trailer is available yet.

“The Life of Chuck,” a novella in the King collection “If It Bleeds,” is about the life of Charles Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) shown in reverse chronological order. It does have supernatural elements but it is not a typical horror film. Deadline reports the “project will draw tonally from ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ and ‘The Green Mile.’”

Keli Shirazi with the Mobile Film Office said “The Life of Chuck” was filmed in several cities in Alabama, including Mobile, Fairhope, Daphne, Bay Minette, Spanish Fort, and Foley. Click here for a list of filming locations.

The all-star cast includes Hiddleston (“Loki”), Mark Hamill (“Star Wars”), Karen Gillan (“Guardians of the Galaxy”), Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Matthew Lillard (“Scream”), Jacob Tremblay (“Dr. Sleep”), Mia Sara (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) and Kate Siegel (“Haunting of Hill House”). Heather Langenkamp, star of the original “Nightmare on Elm Street,” also appears, according to IMDb.

Critics who saw the film are raving about the latest collaboration between horror icons King and Flanagan. Click here to read some of the reviews.