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Two forthcoming Stephen King adaptations have Mark Hamill starring: The Life Of Chuck and The Long Walk.
Mark Hamill plays Albie, the grandfather of Charles " Chuck Krantz," in The Life Of Chuck. Mark Hamill will portray The Major, a menacing man running a covert police team, in The Long Walk.
Drawing on a Stephen King novella, Chuck's life is a supernatural tale. The movie chronicles Charles "Chris" Krantz's three phases of life, including his youth spent in a haunted mansion. Mike Flanagan directed the movie and penned the script as well.
Set in a future where America is under authoritarian control, the dystopian thriller The Long Walk One hundred teenage guys had to walk nonstop down U.S. Route 1. They have to keep a minimum speed of four miles per hour or risk dire penalties. The Long Walk's winner gets a sizable sum of money plus a prize of their selection.
Characters Mark Hamill will be portraying highlight his acting range. Albie is a kind and loving figure in The Life of Chuck; The Major is a terrible and malicious character in The Long Walk.
Though The Long Walk is a dystopian thriller, Chuck's life is a supernatural drama. Whereas The Long Walk is based on a book, Chuck's life is modeled on a novella. The two Movies have somewhat different themes and toned approach.