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‘The Long Walk’ review: Dir. Francis Lawrence (2025)

Adaptations of the work of famed author Stephen King are ten a penny. The quality of these adaptations vary wildly, and for every The Green Mile and Carrie, there is a Dreamcatcher, The Dark Tower, ...
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‘The Long Walk’ Review: Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King Adaptation Is Bleak, Bruising and Emotionally Affecting

Dystopian cinema doesn’t come much bleaker than the latest Stephen King story to hit the screen, directed by that aficionado of the genre, Francis Lawrence. The Hunger Games filmmaker here does a ...

The Long Walk screenwriter goes deep on the biggest changes from the Stephen King book

F or decades, The Long Walk had a reputation as the Stephen King novel that most needed a film adaptation but never got one, ...

Hideo Kojima shares lengthy review of Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, and it sounds like he's a huge fan: "It's a meta, philosophical film about friendship and g…

Hideo Kojima has once again taken to Twitter with a movie review, and this time he's sharing his thoughts on Stephen King ...
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Keep Pace with Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Francis Lawrence in ‘The Long Walk’ Featurette [Exclusive]

Britta DeVore is a Senior Author for Collider who has been known to dabble with Reality News as well. When she isn't sitting behind her laptop bringing readers her hot takes on upcoming projects or ...
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The Long Walk (2025) Review: Francis Lawrence Breaks New Dystopian Ground

The rules and the narrative stakes of The Long Walk are established clearly and concisely in its first five minutes. Fifty boys have been selected from among thousands of volunteers across ...
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The Long Walk Director on Crafting an Original Ending

Stephen King's dystopian endurance horror-esque tale has finally hit theaters, and Francis Lawrence's adaptation keeps the core premise intact. In a dictatorship, teen boys enter a walk-or-die contest ...
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At last, Stephen King’s “The Long Walk” is now a movie

David Jonsson (left) and director Francis Lawrence discuss their film, "The Long Walk," during the Lionsgate presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, at Caesars Palace in ...

The Long Walk Has An Alternate Ending, And I’m Both Happy And Amazed That It Wasn’t In The Theatrical Cut

More than just the Francis Lawrence-directed adaptation’s debut on physical media in the wake of theatrical and digital releases in recent months, what’s particularly exciting about the new release is ...
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‘The Long Walk’ is a bleak, disturbing dystopia that finds catharsis in carnage

For those who turn to film in times of apparent global catastrophe, Francis Lawrence, director of the “Hunger Games” franchise, has just the movie for you: “The Long Walk.” As an adaptation of the ...
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'The Long Walk' is an emotionally devastating thriller everyone should see

Who knew walking could be lethal? Based on the 1979 Stephen King novel of the same name, "The Long Walk" is set in a dystopian alternate universe in which America is ruled by a totalitarian regime ...

The Run-Up to ‘The Long Walk’: How Casting Director Rich Delia Found the Perfect Ensemble

The Long Walk casting director Rich Delia explains how he found the perfect ensemble for the harrowing Stephen King ...