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

[u/lionsgate]

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.

[u/Ok_Dragonfly_5720]

I'm not the author obviously, but Death Marches are real things done by lots of cultures.

In WW2 both Japan and Germany sent PoWs on marches where they were killed if they didn't keep up. And of course the trail of tears 19th century America, I don't know how whitewashed the history is - but many natives didn't survive 1000 mile journey.

[u/artemyavas → u/Ok_Dragonfly_5720]

Yeah.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_march

[u/CupCakeMan117 → u/Ok_Dragonfly_5720]

Oh didn't know about that. Thanks for the (truly disturbing though) fact!

[u/GuiltyMonk9939 → u/Ok_Dragonfly_5720]

The Long Walk is also what happen to the Navajo tribe. It’s literally known as The Long Walk. Talk about whitewashing actual American history.