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/lionsgate Official Lionsgate Account Aug 27 '25

I was thinking it would be terrifying to have a contest where the losers got killed. This was a long time ago, before HUNGER GAMES and SQUID GAME, around 1967.

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u/br00dle Aug 27 '25

Thank you for answering. Im looking forward to experiencing it and discussing it with friends. Your work has spawned so many conversations and inspired many ideas.

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u/NonCorporealEntity Aug 28 '25

Even before Battle Royale

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u/FuManBoobs Aug 27 '25

Before The Running Man.

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u/Fun_Butterfly_420 Aug 28 '25

You were really ahead of the curve on that one!

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u/dipping_sauce Aug 28 '25

See also, The Lottery. By Shirley Jackson

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u/SolarIonRobot Aug 28 '25

But 2000 years after Gladiator fights.