US EditionIn Stephen King’s The Long Walk, contestants must choose to walk or die
- The Long Walk, directed by Francis Lawrence, is a survival thriller film opening in theaters on September 12, 2025, set in a dystopian near-future Montana.
- The film adapts Stephen King's 1979 novel about a deadly walking contest where 100 boys must maintain a speed above three miles per hour or face elimination by being shot.
- Participants are allowed two cautions, but upon receiving a third, a soldier fatally shoots those who fail to maintain the required pace, while the narrative also delves into the deep bonds and solidarity formed among the competitors.
- The cast includes Cooper Hoffman as Raymond Garraty, David Jonsson as Peter McVries, and Mark Hamill as the Major, who leads the military escort for the competition.
- The Long Walk challenges audiences to imagine enduring this brutal test, with Lawrence emphasizing the physical toll and psychological intensity involved in maintaining the relentless pace.
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New Stephen King Trailer Takes a Sudden Oh @#$ Turn
I've never read Stephen King's The Long Walk, so I didn't know what to expect from the trailer for the film, which comes from Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games). The logline doesn't say much, either: "An intense, chilling, and emotional... Read more...
Holy crap, Stephen King’s Long Walk movie is finally real, and the footage looks terrific
For longtime Stephen King fans, “The movie version of The Long Walk is on its way” may sound like a cruel tease — and a familiar one, at that. King’s 1979 novel (written under his Richard Bachman pseudonym) has been heading toward theoretical film production since at least 1988, when Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero was reportedly attached to direct. King fan and filmmaker Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank Redemption, T…
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