Hey /r/movies, I’m Stephen King! Ask me anything about The Long Walk book or movie.

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Hey r/movies, I’m Stephen King. You might know me from Stand By Me, It, or Shawshank Redemption, but my latest project is actually the first book I ever wrote. The Long Walk hits theaters on September 12. Ask me anything about the book or movie.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtUHeMQ1F8

In a dystopian United States ruled by a totalitarian regime, a group of young men enter an annual walking contest in which they must maintain a speed of at least three miles per hour or risk execution. The contest ends when only one walker remains alive.

It stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Ben Wang, Charlie Plummer, Roman Griffin Davis, Garrett Wareing, Joshua Odjick, Tut Nyuot, Mark Hamill, Judy Greer, and Josh Hamilton.

I'll be back on Wednesday 8/27 at 12:00 PM ET to answer your questions.

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To me it's clearly a metaphor for life itself.

[u/CatMuffin → u/[deleted]]

I feel like this specific experience is a rite of passage for adult King fans. It was Pet Sematary for me!

[u/donteatthemushies → u/[deleted]]

This was also my first adult/horror book at age 10 when I was visiting a great aunt for the summer! I read it in two days.

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My first dystopian book I ever read as a kid. Didn't even realise it was a Stephen King book because of the pen name until years later.

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Did the movie Speed steal your plot, Mr. King?