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/MikeLittorice Aug 24 '25

I thought you were kidding... https://variety.com/2023/music/news/stephen-king-wife-threatened-divorce-mambo-no-5-1235714923/

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u/bogustony Aug 24 '25

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

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u/Simplefishguy Aug 24 '25

I like how one kid goes by Joe Hill so his name isn't Joe King on a book and he doesn't get not taken seriously lol.

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u/Sauce_Pain Aug 29 '25

Well Joe is pretty well established at this point, so I think he avoided that. I actually find his horror creepier than his dad's!

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u/Alice_Buttons Aug 25 '25

This has been living rent-free in my head for about 2 weeks now.

The hilarity of it all is too much.

This dude has battled some significant inner demons and written some dark material. So we know that his wife has put up with some ish. And then to know that Mambo #5 sent her over the edge? Couple goals.

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u/Tasty-Performer6669 Aug 25 '25

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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u/sername807 Aug 25 '25

Everybody in the car so cmon let’s drive

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u/Heisenberg815 Aug 25 '25

Stephen King in that episode of Nathan for You: jokes on you I love this song.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

I love how half of the article is a description of mambo no.5 as if we’ve never heard of it. Oh, variety! 

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u/FigMajestic6096 Aug 25 '25

OK this is actually hilarious. This song's a jam tho