

It will reportedly draw comparisons to the likes of previous Stephen King adaptations Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Read more about Mark Hamill and Tom Hiddleston's new roles.Īccording to Deadline, the movie's script has been in the works for long enough that it won't be held up by the current writers strike in Hollywood. The short story is a recent one of Stephen's and was published in 2020's If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck. The 42-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe actor and 71-year-old Star Wars icon will star opposite each other in The Life of Chuck. What is behind the mystery, and does military officer Marc-Paul Girard know more than he is letting on? With her dreams of a new life shattered, Julianne must find her way in this dangerous, rugged land, despite never being able to escape the king's mark on her shoulder that brands her a criminal beyond redemption.Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill are gearing up to star in a new adaptation of a Stephen King short story. When they arrive in New Orleans, there is no news of Benjamin, Julianne's brother, and searching for answers proves dangerous. To make the journey, though, women must be married, and Julianne is forced to wed a fellow convict. After being imprisoned and branded for the death of her client, 25-year-old midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling 1720s French colony of Louisiana, where she hopes to be reunited with her brother, serving there as a soldier. She marries a fellow convict in order to sail, but when tragedy strikes - and a mystery unfolds - Julianne must find her own way in this dangerous new land while bearing the brand of a criminal.

After being unjustly imprisoned for the death of her client, midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the French colony of Louisiana in 1720.
