Based on a 1979 novel of the same title by Stephen King, The Long Walk is set in a dystopian United States.
Stephen King’s “The Long Walk” Adaptation Set For Release in September
Following his previously directed projects The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Slumberland, Francis Lawrence will return with The Long Walk to debut on September 12.
The Long Walk is an horror thriller set against the backdrop of an annual competition, where 100 teenage boys must maintain a walking speed above four miles per hour.
During the contest, if they receive three warnings in an hour, they are shot dead. Only one walker must remain and wins the contest.
Written by Stephen King and JT Mollner who is known for Strange Darlings (2023) and Outlaws and Angels (2016), the American thriller is distributed by Lionsgate.
The film stars; Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill.