Stephen King's "The Long Walk" - film now in production (1 Viewer)

[Skipdog77]

I know fans of King's story "The Long Walk" have long doubted whether a film adaptation would ever actually see the light of day, and I'm stoked that they have now commenced production on the movie, with the Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence at the helm.

Love that Mark Hamill will be in this as well. Sounds like they are staying true to the tone of the book, and not holding anything back. Filming began in the last week or two.

'A Very Hardcore, Disturbing And Somewhat Controversial Movie': Stephen King's The Long Walk Screenwriter Confirms Adaptation Will Not Be Pulling Any Punches

This movie is going to be intense.

www.cinemablend.com

Some photos from the set, showing the period setting of the movie. Nothing really in there surprising, but if you don't like any spoilers of any kind, then don't click:

Lilja's Library: Photos From The Set Of The Long Walk

Here are some photos from the set of The Long Walk.

www.liljas-library.com

Can't wait to see this. Let...us...go.

 

[bigbottom]

This is fantastic news. Has a shot at being really, really good, but the first millennial who says it’s just a Hunger Games ripoff gets a punch in the arm!

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Fingers crossed for this, but I know better than to get my hopes up.

 

[playin4beer]

I was excited for The Dark Tower which **** the bed... I doubt they pull this off.. and it's one of my favorite stories.

 

[arrow1]

Loved the book also....

 

[bigbottom]

Fingers crossed for this, but I know better than to get my hopes up.

I was excited for The Dark Tower which **** the bed... I doubt they pull this off.. and it's one of my favorite stories.

It’s probably a good idea to moderate expectations, but these quotes from the screenwriter give me hope:

“The great thing about this is that Francis, this is a true... I mean, it's not a low budget movie, but it's not as big of a budget as he normally works on with big franchises like the Hunger Games and stuff. So this is a true passion project for him. He wanted to do it the right way, a faithful way. And he knew that meant it was gonna be a very hardcore, disturbing and somewhat controversial movie. And that's the movie I was interested in writing. Stephen King also was very committed and determined for Francis to make a rated R film, one that honored the book and stayed true to the book.”

“We didn't really pull any punches. Most of the stuff that you remember being tough to take in the book still exists. And there are some tweaks made to update it that I think are smart… But I'm very happy with the adaptation as a Stephen King fan. I'm really happy with what we did with it. And even the studio notes that came in and the feedback from everybody, everybody was on the same page as far as staying true to the brutality and the seriousness of the book.”

 

[bigbottom]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

 

[Atomic Punk]

This is being filmed in my home town (Winnipeg) and a nearby park just outside of town. It is generating a lot of local buzz.

 

[Skipdog77]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

 

[playin4beer]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

Exactly.. I'm sure the people not familiar with the book will be like "WTH" when Garraty takes off running and the screen goes black... but that's how it should be.. I HATED the way the Hollywooded the ending of "The Mist"..

 

[bigbottom]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

Exactly.. I'm sure the people not familiar with the book will be like "WTH" when Garraty takes off running and the screen goes black... but that's how it should be.. I HATED the way the Hollywooded the ending of "The Mist"..

Actually, I think the ending of The Mist was anti-Hollywood. So damn dark!!! Shawshank was the Hollywood ending - King’s ending was absolutely freaking perfect but they had to make test audiences happy.

 

[playin4beer]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

Exactly.. I'm sure the people not familiar with the book will be like "WTH" when Garraty takes off running and the screen goes black... but that's how it should be.. I HATED the way the Hollywooded the ending of "The Mist"..

Actually, I think the ending of The Mist was anti-Hollywood. So damn dark!!! Shawshank was the Hollywood ending - King’s ending was absolutely freaking perfect but they had to make test audiences happy.

Yeah, I agree The Mist ending was dark.. i just meant "Hollywood" in that they had to have an ending of some sort.. not like the book where they just kept driving.

 

[Witz]

Do not tease me. My heart can’t take it.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

It's such a basic story, all involved should be ashamed of themselves if they screw it up. Budget should be no concern, given the backdrop. One film, two-ish hours is plenty to get the job done here.

The Dark Tower was stillborn as soon as they announced it was going to be one film. As a generic action film, it's not awful - the two leads are fine. As an adaption, it's an F minus.

 

[Skipdog77]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

Exactly.. I'm sure the people not familiar with the book will be like "WTH" when Garraty takes off running and the screen goes black... but that's how it should be.. I HATED the way the Hollywooded the ending of "The Mist"..

King is on record saying that Darabont's ending to The Mist is better than his.

 

[Skipdog77]

Mark Hamill has to be playing the Major in this, right? He'll knock that out of the park.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Mark Hamill has to be playing the Major in this, right? He'll knock that out of the park.

That was my assumption and I agree that he'll kill it.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

One thing I’m curious about is how they handle the ending. I’m nearly positive they do something different than in the book, much like the movie adaptations of films like The Mist and Shawshank Redemption provided closure in lieu of King’s ambiguous endings.

I could see that as well, although I kind of hope not. The end of the book to me was perfectly devastating.

Exactly.. I'm sure the people not familiar with the book will be like "WTH" when Garraty takes off running and the screen goes black... but that's how it should be.. I HATED the way the Hollywooded the ending of "The Mist"..

Actually, I think the ending of The Mist was anti-Hollywood. So damn dark!!! Shawshank was the Hollywood ending - King’s ending was absolutely freaking perfect but they had to make test audiences happy.

I'm not a huge fan of The Mist, but I agree that the ending was great. The ending of The Long Walk is perfectly fine IMO, but if they decide to change it to something a little more definitive, I can get on board with that.

 

[Gawain]

Ending should be Sopranos style, where if you haven’t read the book you’re unsure if there was a problem with the projector for 15 seconds or so.