Stephen King

Stephen King Insisted on Brutal Honesty in The Long Walk Film Adaptation

As The Long Walk prepares to hit theaters on September 12, author Stephen King made it clear that the film adaptation had to stay true to the raw, unsettling tone of his 1979 novel. Set in a dystopian America, The Long Walk follows 100 teenage boys competing in a brutal walking contest, where slowing down means death. Only one will survive. While the story explores friendship and resilience, its core is filled with fear, violence, and despair — themes King felt had to remain intact on screen. King was firm with director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter JT Mollner: if the vi | Click Here...