Fans of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan are having a blast. With The Life of Chuck set to premiere in theaters on June 6, the duo’s new project has received an exciting update.

Among other projects, Flanagan has also taken on a new adaptation of Carrie for Prime Video. The 1974 iconic novel has been adapted before, once in 1974, and again in 2002 and 2013. Now, Deadline confirmed Summer Howell will be taking the titular role, as previously rumored, and that several returning Flanaverse actors will be a part of the cast.

Matthew Lillard, who stars in The Life of Chuck, will reunite with the filmmaker in the upcoming Carrie. His role as Principal Grayle was previously revealed. Frequent Flanagan collaborator Samantha Sloyan (The Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass) has also joined the upcoming adaptation as Carrie’s mom.

Other cast members include Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) as Chris Hargensen, Thalia Dudek (Doctor Who) as Emaline, Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me) as Sue Snell, Amber Midthunder (Prey, FX’s Legion) as Miss Desjardin, Josie Totah (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Tina, Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, and Joel Oulette (Sullivan’s Crossing) as Tommy.

Summer H. Howell was first reported to be taking the role of Carrie White in Mike Flanagan’s Carrie in in early 2025. The actress has experience with the horror genre, as she appeared in multiple films from the Child’s Play franchise. She had a role as a child actor in 2013’s Curse of Chucky, and reprised her role in 2017’s Cult of Chucky. Her other horror credits include the TV series Channel Zero. She also starred in Hunter Hunter, Spirit in the Blood, Time Cut, and Harland Manor, as well as the Disney+ movie Clouds.

Flanagan is Carrie’s screenwriter, executive producer, showrunner, and will direct select episodes. The horror auteur has a lot of experience in the horror genre, with hit TV shows like The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher. He also directed several King adaptations, including 2017’s Gerald’s Game and 2019’s Doctor Sleep, as well as the upcoming The Life of Chuck. He is also set to adapt The Dark Tower, also for Prime Video.

With several adaptations of the novel, Flanagan shared his intention to make his take on the popular story unique. “One of the only questions I had when it was first put on the table was ‘Why?’, and if I couldn’t answer ‘Why do this again?’ for myself, then there was no point in pursuing the project,” Mike Flanagan previously told CinemaBlend about his take on Carrie. “It’s the same muscle. I will say that it’s the same feeling I had when we approached The Turn of the Screw, which had been adapted dozens of times. And it’s like, ‘Okay, how do we do this completely differently?’“

Other actresses who took on the role were Sissy Spacek playing Carrie in the 1976 Brian De Palma movie Carrie, Angela Bettis in David Carson’s 2002 film, and Chloë Grace Moretz in the 2013 remake. Carrie is described as a “reimagining of the story of misfit high schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”

Carrie doesn’t have a release date.

Source: Deadline

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