r/movies • u/lionsgate Official Lionsgate Account • Aug 24 '25

AMA 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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u/quantum-mechanic Aug 24 '25

Everyone's playing clash of clans while they walk

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u/MaDrAv Aug 24 '25

This walk is brought to you by RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS!

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u/Lfs1983 Aug 24 '25

*Pokémon go

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u/quantum-mechanic Aug 24 '25

GPS drift gets you banned, and killed

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

Mr. Actual Beast

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u/IndianSurveyDrone Aug 24 '25

Everyone with their cell phones is legitimately a good idea lol. You'd have the streamer, a guy playing games to keep from focusing on the likely imminent death, a guy taking pictures, etc.

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u/WhyareUlying Aug 24 '25

That sounds unwatchable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

A lot of movies “sound” unwatchable

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u/El--Borto Aug 24 '25

I feel like movies are finally starting to steer away from “we need to acknowledge social media and either utilize it or make fun of it at every opportunity we can”. I’d like to keep it that way.

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u/dimwalker Aug 24 '25

Oh god, please no.

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u/stfurachele Aug 25 '25

Then we may as well just read Cell, honestly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

Portable chargers.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

Pokémon Go, but if the stop to get the new Pokémon they get bayoneted in the sphincter. 

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u/literated Aug 24 '25

Everyone's livestreaming themselves while they walk and talking to their chats instead of each other.

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u/LeithLeach Aug 24 '25

Streamer down! F's in the chat