Tom Hiddleston Details His 7-Minute 'Spontaneous and Joyful' Dance Number inThe Life of Chuck(Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Hiddleston on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Michelle Quance/getty

Michelle Quance/getty

Tom Hiddleston’s dance moves are something to behold inThe Life of Chuck.

The British actor, 43, who has goneviralfor his dancing in the past, gets his boogie on in his new dramedy, which recently world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“Is it seven [minutes], I think of actual dancing?” Hiddleston tells PEOPLE of the sequence, which occurs midway through director Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novella centered on Charles Krantz (Hiddleston), a seemingly ordinary accountant.

“Chuck Krantz is in town for a convention to speak to other accountants about accountancy things and he hears the beat of a drum. It’s an infectious beat that infuses his whole body,” Hiddleston says of the scene. “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,” Hiddleston adds. “And I hope the audience finds it as spontaneous and joyful as we did.”

The Life of Chuck.TIFF

TIFF

Hiddleston’s costar in the impressive sequence,Annalise Basso, tells 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 jokes, before clarifying: “I’m not saying that I am!”

“The thing about the dance that’s in the film, it’s really about the interiors, multitudes we all contain. So none of us in any of our lives are only one thing,” adds Hiddleston.

The Life of Chuckalso starsChiwetel EjioforandKaren Gillan, both of whom starred in Marvel projects alongside Hiddleston, who plays Loki in the character’s standalone Disney+ show, as well asThe Avengersmovies.

“I hadn’t realized [the connection] until it was pointed it out,” says Hiddleston. “I mean, I sort of had, but it hadn’t occurred to me becauseThe Life of Chuckis its own universe in a way. It’s its own constellation. And within that constellation, actually, not all the characters meet at the same time.”

Tom Hiddleston and Stephen King.Tracey Biel/getty

Tracey Biel/getty

The Life of Chuckdoes not yet have a release date.

source: people.com