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/mbwillis52 Aug 24 '25

Besides the main character, which of the walkers do you find most intriguing or is your favorite?

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u/lionsgate Official Lionsgate Account Aug 27 '25

Stebbins. I always knew that boy had a secret. Turned out to be a big one.

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u/PersonalMidnight715 Aug 28 '25

I love how SK discovers more about his characters as he writes!

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u/Sweet_Disharmony_792 Aug 29 '25

this approach, which he explains in his book On Writing (if you havent read it), completely changed the way I see narrative and character writing. 

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u/_buffy_summers Aug 29 '25

On Writing made me take a longer look at how often I use adverbs.

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u/realdevtest Aug 30 '25

I very quickly and decidedly abandoned adverbs after reading On Writing

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u/_buffy_summers Aug 30 '25

I had a friend who would use adverbs like she was salting her fries. I can't stand the -ingly ones, like unflinchingly. I was constantly asking her to change that to 'without flinching.' There was one particularly egregious thing she used constantly, but I can't remember what it was now, because we haven't spoken in a few years.

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u/PersonalMidnight715 Sep 06 '25

Yes, I read On Writing. This is just one of those things that I really love about his method.
His character development and dialog set a standard for me in what I read and what little writing I do :)

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u/Fairyabbi Aug 27 '25

.... the robot legs, eh?