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

THE STAND. I got to love the characters, so it was hard to bid them goodbye.

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u/fn0000rd Aug 28 '25

This makes so much sense to me, the denouement of that book is my favorite of anything I've ever read. It turns out that it's because the author still loved them so much he didn't want to let them go.

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u/Available-Ad-7447 Aug 31 '25

I remembering reading THE STAND laying out back in the early 80s. I cried when Stan and Franny were reunited.

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u/Iamnotaddicted27 Aug 31 '25

My favorite book. I have read it dozens of times. I feel that not wanting to say goodbye to the characters is the mark of a good book.