Stephen King's The Long Walk: Release Date, Plot & Everything We Know About the Movie
Stephen King's The Monkey was a box office hit, and now it's The Long Walk's turn – the adaptation of the novel once thought impossible to film is one of the most anticipated projects of 2025. Here're all the details you need to know.
Surprisingly, The Long Walk has never been adapted before. It probably didn't seem spectacular enough for a movie: teenagers walking along a highway, chatting, and every once in a while one of them falls behind and the poor guy gets killed by the military.
However, the time has come for fans of this Stephen King story –The Long Walk will be released in a few months, and here's everything we know about it.
Before Being Brought to the Screen, The Long Walk Had a Long Way to Go
There have been numerous attempts to bring the story to the screen. George A. Romero tried to do it before anyone else, but the project never got off the ground.
Then in 2007, Frank Darabont, who had already directed King's The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist, acquired the rights to the adaptation. He wanted to make a rather dark project, but again, it never came to fruition.
Then André Øvredal was hired as director, and again something went wrong with the production.
The renaissance of adapting King's works came after the success of It. Producers immediately lined up for the author's never-before-adapted texts. Among others, The Long Walk also found a new life. It was helmed by Francis Lawrence, the director of Constantine and the Hunger Games franchise.
What Will The Long Walk Be About?
In the alternative future, the Long Walk is held every year – a nationwide event for which 100 young men between the ages of 16 and 17 are selected.
It is a survival game where the main prize is a large sum of money. The task of the participants is to complete the route without slowing down below three miles per hour. In case of repeated violation of the distance regime – death.
The Long Walk Main Cast
The main role in The Long Walk was played by Cooper Hoffman, the son of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who previously starred in Licorice Pizza. Other participants in the deadly competition were portrayed by David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing and Charlie Plummer.
The role of the cruel Major who mercilessly sends the teenagers to their deaths was played by Star Wars star Mark Hamill.
The Long Walk Release Date
The Long Walk will be released in theatres on September 12, 2025.
