Would you want to know how you’ll die?

It’s a question you might find yourself asking after watching The Life of Chuck (in theaters now). Based on the Steven King novella of the same name, the film ends with the titular character (played by Tom Hiddleston) walking away from an attic where he may have just seen an apparition of himself at the end of his life. 

The film tells the story of Charles Krantz, a dance-loving accountant who tragically dies from a brain tumor at 39. Chuck’s life unfolds for the audience through three acts, presented in reverse, with the final act telling the story of his childhood. 

In Act III, young Chuck (played by both Benjamin Pajak and Jacob Tremblay) is forbidden from going into his attic by his grandfather, Albie Krantz (Mark Hamill). We learn that in that attic, Albie has seen ghostly apparitions showing the deaths of himself and his loved ones, and he doesn’t want Chuck to be traumatized by similar visions.

But after Albie dies, teenage Chuck can no longer contain his curiosity. When he enters the room, he briefly sees an older version of himself in a hospital bed, hooked up to a monitor. Thanks to the reverse chronological storytelling, we know by this point in the film that young Chuck is indeed witnessing his own demise. But does Chuck let this phantom haunt him into adulthood?  

“Any premonition of death or the end of his life doesn’t scare him or suppress him,” Hiddleston tells Entertainment Weekly. “His choice in that moment is to live as fully as he can, which is the choice we all ought to make all the time. None of us know the day or the date that our lives will end. And if we think about it, we live with that uncertainty every day.” 

The reveal in Act III that Chuck has seen his final moment gives extra weight to earlier portions of the movie – specifically his spontaneous dance on the street in Act II. “Chuck is an accountant who on the inside is a dancer, and he contains multitudes, but he’s there to show us that we contain multitudes, to remember the infinite possibilities that we’re all born with,” Hiddleston says.

“You can try anything in life as long as you don’t hurt other people,” he continues. “Your life is yours to live and yours to explore, and yours to be curious about. And that curiosity is actually what sustains you.”

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Despite the movie’s supernatural ending, Hiddleston hopes audiences leave theaters on a hopeful note. “I think it inspires an instinct to live, [and] think, ‘Well, I have now. I have the present moment. I have the people I love.’ You start to be grateful for what you have and inspired to live as fully and as joyfully as you can, with the awareness that life also contains some of the hard stuff. It contains struggle and pain and loss and grief, but it also contains joy and connection and love and inspiration.” 

He adds, “If you can hold onto that, you’re living.”

It ends here.

Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was tossed out on Monday in a shocking legal twist.

Judge Lewis J. Liman granted the motion to dismiss the actor’s January countersuit — as well as his $250 million libel lawsuit against the New York Times — according to documents obtained by Page Six.

Liman wrote that Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios production company “have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her [California Civil Rights Department] complaint, which are privileged.”

Lively, notably, made headlines for her complaint, in which she accused her “It Ends With Us” co-star of sexual harassment, in December 2024.

The judge explained that Baldoni’s lawsuit “alleged that Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the ‘Times’ made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.”

However, Liman continued, “The Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the ‘Times’ would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law.”

Baldoni’s legal team has until June 23 to amend their claims for breach of implied covenant (suggesting that terms agreed upon in their legal agreement were violated) and tortious interference with contract (intentionally disrupting the relationship or contractual agreement between parties, potentially leading to significant financial damages and reputational harm).

Reps for Reynolds and Baldoni did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Lively’s lawyers, Esra Hudson & Mike Gottlieb, celebrated the decision as a “total victory and a complete vindication” for the actress in a statement to Page Six.

The attorneys wrote, “As we have said from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it.

They are “look[ing] forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages” over the “abusive litigation.”

Lively and Baldoni sparked feud rumors when their project, which was adapted from Colleen Hoover’s book of the same name, premiered in August 2024.

Shortly after filing her complaint last year, Lively officially sued the “Jane the Virgin” alum for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.

Justin, who shares two children with wife Emily Baldoni, has continued to deny any wrongdoing.

News broke last week that Baldoni’s lawsuit was in jeopardy since it relied largely on a text from journalist James Vituscka claiming Lively’s publicist told him the “Gossip Girl” alum was “sexually assaulted” by Baldoni — which the reporter has since walked back.

“I meant to say, ‘sexually harassed,’” Vituscka wrote in a legal declaration Friday. “I regret this error.”

Additionally, Lively requested to withdraw her claims that she suffered from “intentional infliction of emotional distress” and “negligent infliction of emotional distress” as a result of Baldoni’s alleged misconduct. However, this request was denied by Liman.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.