Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has several interesting projects in the works. His deal with Netflix ended with the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usherbased on the gothic tale of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. Deadline The company reported that Flanagan has signed with Amazon Studios in late 2022, meaning he will be working on producing projects for Prime Video in the near future. There is already a lot of buzz and excitement around that prospect and his work for the platform will no doubt prove popular after his time at Netflix.
Flanagan is currently set to direct three films and a television series in the future. The possibilities regarding all four projects are endless and Flanagan himself has publicly discussed them several times. While all the details regarding Flanagan’s upcoming projects are not known, Flanagan recently signed on to take over the Exorcist Each of his upcoming projects falls within the horror genre that the creator has become so associated with. As such, these films and shows will allow him to further showcase his talents in the realm of the terrifying and surreal.
Life of Chuck – TBD
A Stephen King short story from 2020
The life of Chuck
It features a massive, star-studded cast that makes the project even more exciting.
While none of Flanagan’s Amazon projects have official release dates yet, a film based on the Stephen King short story “The Life of Chuck” It’s confirmed. From King’s 2020 If it bleeds Collection, the reverse-chronological story follows a man who grew up an orphan in a haunted house and died of a brain tumor at age 39. King nearly denied Flanagan the rights to “The Life of Chuck” because of his work on The Dark Tower series but eventually changed his mind. The life of Chuck It features a massive, star-studded cast that makes the project even more exciting.
Flanagan’s next work The life of Chuck The film has a cast From LokiTom Hiddleston will play the eponymous character, and Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has been confirmed to play Albie. Flanagan will direct, write and produce the film through Intrepid Pictures. The film is expected to draw influences from King’s other projects, such as Stay by my side, Life imprisonmentand The green mile. If he can take on those cinematic giants, then Mike Flanagan will have a hit on his hands.
Following its world premiere on September 6, 2024 at the Toronto International Film Festival, an official release date has yet to be confirmed.
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Cast of Mike Flanagan’s Life of Chuck |
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Tom Hiddleston |
Charles “Chuck” Krantz |
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Marco Hamill |
Albie |
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Chiwetel Ejiofor |
Marty Anderson |
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Karen Gillan |
To be determined |
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Jacob Tremblay |
To be determined |
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My Sara |
Sarah Krantz |
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The bliss of the trinity |
To be determined |
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Matthew Lillard |
To be determined |
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Harvey Guillen |
To be determined |
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David Dastmalchian |
To be determined |
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Director Mike Flanagan Studio(s) Intrepid Pictures , QWGmire Screenwriters Mike Flanagan , Stephen King Cast David Dastmalchian , Karen Gillan , Matthew Lillard , Mia Sara , Rahul Kohli , Molly C. Quinn , Mark Hamill , Tom Hiddleston Main Genre Drama
10 Stephen King Stories We Want Mike Flanagan to Adapt After The Dark Tower
Mike Flanagan’s The Dark Tower adaptation is all but inevitable now, but what other Stephen King stories would the writer/director be perfect for?
The Dark Tower – TBD
A famous series of books by Stephen King
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The Dark Tower
The series spans eight books and one novella and mixes elements from horror, science fiction, dark fantasy and even western genres.
In late 2022, Flanagan announced that he had purchased the rights to develop a television series based on Stephen King’s novel. The Dark Tower books, with the intention of spending several seasons adapting them. The Dark Tower The series consists of eight books and a novella and blends elements of horror, science fiction, dark fantasy and even western genres. It follows gunslinger Roland Deschain’s quest to find the Dark Tower, while mysteries about his life and motives are continually revealed.
The latest film adaptation of The Dark Tower It was in 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel and starring Idris Elba, the film was a huge disappointment due to its departure from the source material. For that reason, Flanagan’s version is so exciting. It gets another chance to be more faithful to King’s books. In August, Flanagan said The Cast of FANGORIA’s King podcast that the project was in good shape despite the writers’ strikes, saying:
“I feel very good about where we are… I have every reason to believe that on the other side of the strike, it will be priority number one.”
The Season of Passage – TBD
A 1992 novel by Christopher Pike
The season of passage
It centers on Dr. Lauren Wagner, a respected celebrity who embarks on a manned mission to Mars with a head full of voices.
Flanagan’s third confirmed project is a film based on Christopher Pike’s 1992 sci-fi horror novel. The season of passage. Deadline initially reported on the project in 2021, and had already written and directed a Netflix series based on Pike’s mystery-horror book. The midnight clubFlanagan is an excellent choice for this. The season of passage It centers on Dr. Lauren Wagner, a respected celebrity who embarks on a manned mission to Mars with a head full of voices and understandable concerns about the group that had disappeared on a previous attempt.
Little is known about The season of passagebut it will be wonderful to see more adaptations of Pike’s writings, as the best-selling author has few on-screen adaptations. Flanagan hasn’t said much about The season of passagebut he wrote about Twitter In 2021, “This project has been a dream of mine since I was a teenager.” It sounds like a recipe for success, and projects bearing Mike Flanagan’s name are typically notable, so there’s good reason to look forward to this release.
Mike Flanagan taking over the Exorcist franchise is my dream come true
Mike Flanagan will direct, write and produce the next Exorcist film for Blumhouse, marking the best possible outcome for the franchise.
Untitled Exorcist Project – March 13, 2026
Flanagan will take the reins of the famous franchise
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The Exorcist
The franchise is expected to return to the prestigious roots of the 1973 original from Oscar-winning director William Friedkin.
After the disappointment of 2023 The Exorcist: Believer From the director of the modern Hallowe’en Trilogy, David Gordon Green, Flanagan was named as the next horror auteur to take over the classic film franchise for Blumhouse. Although Green’s film was meant to kick off a new trilogy, with The Exorcist: Deceiver as the planned next installment, it appears Flanagan will be starting from scratch, Blumhouse has announced as “new radical” focus on The Exorcist.
Under Flanagan’s direction, The Exorcist The franchise is expected to return to the prestigious roots of the 1973 original from Oscar-winning director William Friedkin. Exorcist Not only was it a great horror film, but overall a fantastic, carefully composed film with an underlying layer of sophistication in its style and story. If anyone can improve the quality of modern film Exorcist franchise, it is undoubtedly Mike Flanagan.
The Room is back! – TBA
A remake of the infamous cult film The Room
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One of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming projects is something completely new for the filmmaker and will also showcase a new facet of his talent. The room is back! is an inventive and surprising new project that will be a remake of the classic cult film. The room by Tommy Wiseau. Often regarded as one of the worst films ever made, The room It took on a life of its own, being hailed as a so-bad-it’s-good masterpiece, with midnight screenings and a massive cult following that kept it alive for decades.
While the movie The artist of disaster It was a dramatization of the making of the infamous film, The room is back! He will use the same script as the original to remake the classic, with Bob Odenkirk taking on the lead role of Johnny (iconically played by Wiseau in the original). While Flanagan is not writing or directing the project, he does serve as a producer and will also star in the film as Peter, one of Johnny’s friends.
Mike Flanagan’s 87% Rotten Tomatoes miniseries proves he’s the perfect director to redeem Blumhouse’s The Exorcist
Mike Flanagan is being attached to direct the next Exorcist movie, and his 2021 horror miniseries on Netflix proves he’s the best possible candidate.
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Source: Deadline, FANGORIA’s The Kingcast, Twitter