See Tom Hiddleston Show Off His Dance Moves in ‘Life of Chuck’ Trailer – ryan

Tom Hiddleston is showing off his rhythm in The Life of Chuck.

A full trailer for Mike Flanagan’s upcoming drama from Neon, based on the 2020 Stephen King novella of the same name, dropped on Tuesday, April 15, and teased a portion of the epic 7-minute dance sequence that Hiddleston, 44, previously chatted with PEOPLE about.

The actor is joined by costar Annalise Basso for the scene, which is shown briefly in the new trailer as Hiddleston’s titular Charles “Chuck” Krantz smiles widely and spins her character, Janice. The duo are surrounded by onlookers on the street as they clearly have the time of their lives.

Another clip depicts the moment Chuck allows his inhibitions to release as he spins around — before Janice joins him and the crowd gathers, when he’s alone with the musician on the street.

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Annalise Basso and Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck (2025).

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Chuck is also shown as a child (played by Benjamin Taxone of several actors stepping in as the character throughout his younger years), learning how to dance for the first time from his grandmother Sarah (Mia Sara).

Scenes from Chuck’s childhood and young adulthood — when he is also played by the director’s real-life son, Cody Flanagan, and Jacob Tremblay — are interspersed, with appearances from fellow cast members Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Lillard and more.

Kate Siegel, Flanagan’s wife and frequent collaborator, also appears in the emotional trailer, where she tells a young Chuck, “Everything you’ve ever loved, everything you see, every year that you live — that world will get bigger and brighter.”

“And more detailed and complex,” continues Siegel, 42, who plays Chuck’s teacher, Miss Richards. “You fill the whole thing. It’ll be a universe.”

King, 77, expressed his excitement for The Life of Chuck‘s screen adaptation on X, writing in a post on Tuesday as he shared the trailer, “I love this movie. Hope you will, too.”

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Tom Hiddleston dancing on the poster for The Life of Chuck (2025).

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The Life of Chuck had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024 and follows Hiddleston’s protagonist at different stages of his life, including a moment where he is “in town for a convention to speak to other accountants about accountancy things and he hears the beat of a drum,” the actor told PEOPLE that month.

“It’s an infectious beat that infuses his whole body,” Hiddleston continued. “Suddenly, he finds himself moving his hips. And across the way is a young woman who seems to be enjoying it too.”

“It’s completely spontaneous and joyful,” he added of the scene, also sharing that the dancing comprises 7 minutes of it. “And I hope the audience finds it as spontaneous and joyful as we did.”

Basso, 26, also told PEOPLE that “Tom’s lead was the easiest and the most fun to follow.”

“I’ve been dancing for most of my life and Tom made me feel like Ginger Rogers,” she joked, before clarifying, “I’m not saying that I am!”

The Life of Chuck is in select theaters June 6, and everywhere June 13.