The Long Walk (2025)

BrutulTM · May 23, 2019

They have run the gamut from great to really terrible, but when there's been nearly 50 movies made from your books that's going to happen.

I think this has been posted before, but it's pretty insane how many movies have been adapted from King's work.

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mkopec · May 23, 2019

I still wanna see The damnation Game turned into movie. Even though he kinda fell off, I still think Barker is really good at horror.

Faith · May 29, 2019

gak said:
Long walk, Rage, Running Man, so much goodness when I was a kid.

In this SJW virtue-signaling world I immediately assume they're going to ruin it...

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While I love the playful Arnold version of "The Running Man" (which have nothing to do with the book beside the title) I would like to see a real version of it being made as a movie. We are almost there as a society....

Slaanesh69 · May 30, 2019

lol so many things I want to say, that have already been said in one form or another by all of you. But I like smelling my own farts so fuck it:

Yeah, this short story is one of his best. Shawshank was such a great movie because (1) the acting and direction were top notch and (2) the movie was practically word for word the short story. Running Man is a perfect microcosm of the 1980's, and enjoyable for the schlock we love(d), but objectively it was a terrible movie and so far from the source story that it essentially only shared the title and character names. A modern, dark movie take on the ACTUAL story of one (innocent? he was innocent, right?) man against the dystopian society would be fantastic.

And then there was The Langoliers. Someone posted a pic from it not long ago.

But the theme of the story as I interpreted it was something like "careful what you wish for, you might get it" and the regrets of the sacrifices to get it kind of thing - the ending was pretty depressing. It could also be something like an overall representation of life - you have to fight and struggle and sacrifice through your life, and when you finally reach your objective in the end (retirement?) you wonder if it was at all worth it. And you can never stop along the journey or your life is fucked.

That was terrible, but I hope at least somewhat understandable.

You can't make this movie a spectacle, it has to be a slower burn. Act 1 is the story and background of the main character - starts drab but slowly gets optimistic. Act 2 is the hype leading up to, and the start of, the race. Includes flashbacks of other races, glimpses into the life of former winners - mood gets exciting and colorful and positive - more reference to winners and little reference to the consequence of not winning. Act 3 is the race itself - starts positive and degrades rapidly all the way to the depressing ending. The race is only a third of the movie as it has to be harsh and brutal.

Slaanesh69 · May 30, 2019

mkopec said:
I still wanna see The damnation Game turned into movie. Even though he kinda fell off, I still think Barker is really good at horror.

Imajica and Weaveworld are in my top 100 fav books of all time. I can't remember if, in my Barker phase, I read Damnation Game but now I think I need to buy a bunch of Barker books for my Kindle.......

Faith · Jun 1, 2019

Slaanesh69 said:
Running Man is a perfect microcosm of the 1980's, and enjoyable for the schlock we love(d), but objectively it was a terrible movie and so far from the source story that it essentially only shared the title and character names. A modern, dark movie take on the ACTUAL story of one (innocent? he was innocent, right?) man against the dystopian society would be fantastic.

He was innocent (motivation was medication for his child), we are almost there as an "dystopian society". I do not belive Hollywood dares to make a "true to story" movie about this, it would hit too close to home. Best part of the story is him flying an airliner into a skyscraper and I do not belive the US is ready for that for some reason... pussys.

Chukzombi · Jun 2, 2019

Faith said:
He was innocent (motivation was medication for his child), we are almost there as an "dystopian society". I do not belive Hollywood dares to make a "true to story" movie about this, it would hit too close to home. Best part of the story is him flying an airliner into a skyscraper and I do not belive the US is ready for that for some reason... pussys.

yeah its never gonna get remade for a whole host of reasons. or i should say its never going to be remade with anything close to a faithful adaption. richard dawson kissing old ladies and Ahnuld making corny quips after each fatality is the best we'll ever see. i still cant believe this was made by the same Stephen King who whines on twitter all day like a little baby.

Shmoopy · Dec 3, 2023

Updates: The Long Walk: Everything We Know About The Stephen King Adaptation

I'm gonna guess there will be Hunger Games comparisons because:

Not only is The Long Walk on its way, but Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has been attached to helm the underrated Stephen King work. Lawrence is far from the first director to take a stab at the novel, but the latest news surrounding The Long Walk is the most promising update that the adaptation has ever received. Lawrence's experience with dystopian fiction makes him perfect for capturing King's bleak vision of the future.

Shmoopy · Dec 3, 2023

Slaanesh69 said:
lol so many things I want to say, that have already been said in one form or another by all of you. But I like smelling my own farts so fuck it:

Yeah, this short story is one of his best. Shawshank was such a great movie because (1) the acting and direction were top notch and (2) the movie was practically word for word the short story. Running Man is a perfect microcosm of the 1980's, and enjoyable for the schlock we love(d), but objectively it was a terrible movie and so far from the source story that it essentially only shared the title and character names. A modern, dark movie take on the ACTUAL story of one (innocent? he was innocent, right?) man against the dystopian society would be fantastic.

And then there was The Langoliers. Someone posted a pic from it not long ago.

But the theme of the story as I interpreted it was something like "careful what you wish for, you might get it" and the regrets of the sacrifices to get it kind of thing - the ending was pretty depressing. It could also be something like an overall representation of life - you have to fight and struggle and sacrifice through your life, and when you finally reach your objective in the end (retirement?) you wonder if it was at all worth it. And you can never stop along the journey or your life is fucked.

That was terrible, but I hope at least somewhat understandable.

You can't make this movie a spectacle, it has to be a slower burn. Act 1 is the story and background of the main character - starts drab but slowly gets optimistic. Act 2 is the hype leading up to, and the start of, the race. Includes flashbacks of other races, glimpses into the life of former winners - mood gets exciting and colorful and positive - more reference to winners and little reference to the consequence of not winning. Act 3 is the race itself - starts positive and degrades rapidly all the way to the depressing ending. The race is only a third of the movie as it has to be harsh and brutal.

My analysis as well. Stick to the story. Keep the dystopian world-building cool, but minimized. There's even totally realistic ways in which women, younger, or even old people (i.e. diverse) would be good at walking really, really far. You don't have to crowbar that shit in at all.

This could even be a franchise about people taking the long walk every year. Squid Game is interesting that way ... like who the hell would even do it?

But 100% agreed if they try to shoehorn some Hunger Games "fight the system" BS in, it will be trash. In an actual dystopia the option of fighting The Man doesn't exist. Nobody sane would even try it. In an actual dystopia if any group even tried to organize they'd be dead already.

Chukzombi · Dec 3, 2023

Shmoopy said:
My analysis as well. Stick to the story. Keep the dystopian world-building cool, but minimized. There's even totally realistic ways in which women, younger, or even old people (i.e. diverse) would be good at walking really, really far. You don't have to crowbar that shit in at all.

This could even be a franchise about people taking the long walk every year. Squid Game is interesting that way ... like who the hell would even do it?

But 100% agreed if they try to shoehorn some Hunger Games "fight the system" BS in, it will be trash. In an actual dystopia the option of fighting The Man doesn't exist. Nobody sane would even try it. In an actual dystopia if any group even tried to organize they'd be dead already.

if there was any love interest in TLW, that will get boosted, if none. then some of these guys are going to be gay for each other. maybe thats the point of this movie. all the contestants are being punished for their gay love and the bad guys are MAGA country rednecks. King likes to shit his books up with this stuff.

Vuuxo · Dec 3, 2023

Chukzombi said:
André Øvredal To Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ For New Line

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal is set to direct New Line’s movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.

deadline.com

this is a movie i thought would never get made, like i dont even know how it can be done justice outside of a novel. buckle up boys.

Be honest... Name one Stephen King adaptation that did the novel justice. I can't think of any. "IT" is probably as close as you're going to get and even then it's a long shot.

faille · Dec 3, 2023

Vuuxo said:
Be honest... Name one Stephen King adaptation that did the novel justice. I can't think of any. "IT" is probably as close as you're going to get and even then it's a long shot.

shawshank redemption.
the original Stand. obviously plenty of room for improvement, but the new one showed just had bad it can be.

Arbitrary · Dec 3, 2023

Adaptations of The Body, Pet Semetary, Carrie, Trucks, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Christine, Misery, The Dark Half, The Tommyknockers, Needful Things, Gerald's Game, Dolores Claiborne, The Green Mile and Doctor Sleep are all as good as or better than their source material.

edit - also The Shining, The Mist and Apt Pupil.

Vuuxo · Dec 3, 2023

Arbitrary said:
Trucks

You mean Maximum Overdrive, sir.

Arbitrary · Dec 3, 2023

Vuuxo said:
You mean Maximum Overdrive, sir.

The short story is named Trucks, nerd.

Vuuxo · Dec 3, 2023

Ok, some of those like Misery (actually forgot about that one) were good. Though, I remember hearing somewhere that King hated some of those. The Stand, Trucks, Pet Semetary

Arbitrary · Dec 3, 2023

I think it's a fair list of adaptations if we're talking about things on par with the written version. There's some wiggle room there. Tommyknockers is kind of of shitty both as a book and as a movie but Jimmy Smits is carrying that whole production on his fucking back.

King hating Kubrick's version of The Shining and going on to make a shitty but more faithful version will never not be confusing as fuck. I know he considers the Kubrick version mean-spirited and has been quoted as saying "I think he (Kubrick) went out to make a film that hurts people" but I wonder if some of that is from it initially being poorly received critically and commercially. I just rewatched it a few days ago when it was cold and shitty out and it's just great.

Chukzombi · Dec 3, 2023

Arbitrary said:
I think it's a fair list of adaptations if we're talking about things on par with the written version. There's some wiggle room there. Tommyknockers is kind of of shitty both as a book and as a movie but Jimmy Smits is carrying that whole production on his fucking back.

King hating Kubrick's version of The Shining and going on to make a shitty but more faithful version will never not be confusing as fuck. I know he considers the Kubrick version mean-spirited and has been quoted as saying "I think he (Kubrick) went out to make a film that hurts people" but I wonder if some of that is from it initially being poorly received critically and commercially. I just rewatched it a few days ago when it was cold and shitty out and it's just great.

Call me crazy, but Tommyknockers is easily one of my favorite King books. Running Man, Roadwork and Salem's lot are good too. The movie for Tommyknockers is supercringe. Though there are some messed up moments. Yes, Jimmy Smits didn't have much to work with. The casting department must have been one lonely guy because Tracey Lords ended up in there. I wasn't complaining, just odd choices.

Arbitrary · Dec 3, 2023

Chukzombi said:
Call me crazy, but Tommyknockers is easily one of my favorite King books. Running Man, Roadwork and Salem's lot are good too. The movie for Tommyknockers is supercringe. Though there are some messed up moments. Yes, Jimmy Smits didn't have much to work with. The casting department must have been one lonely guy because Tracey Lords ended up in there. I wasn't complaining, just odd choices.

You're crazy.

I've read Tommyknockers twice now and it's not a bad time but it's an odd story. It's like King wrote it in between fighting a summer cold with cocaine and whiskey.

Slaanesh69 · Dec 3, 2023

Chukzombi said:
Call me crazy, but Tommyknockers is easily one of my favorite King books. Running Man, Roadwork and Salem's lot are good too. The movie for Tommyknockers is supercringe. Though there are some messed up moments. Yes, Jimmy Smits didn't have much to work with. The casting department must have been one lonely guy because Tracey Lords ended up in there. I wasn't complaining, just odd choices.

I..........wat? Tommyknockers is, without hyperbole, one of the worst novels I have ever read.

Truly, one man's garbage is another man's gold. This is why it is so hard to recommend any kind of art or entertainment to someone else!!!

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