By MICHAEL GINGOLD
King’s second book written under the Richard Bachman pseudonym is finally coming to the screen.
Lionsgate will release the long-mooted film version of THE LONG WALK in theaters September 12. Francis Lawrence (the HUNGER GAMES movies, CONSTANTINE) directed from a screenplay by JT Mollner (STRANGE DARLING), from King’s story of a group of teenagers participating in an annual event in a dystopian America. They must all walk along an interstate highway without stopping, maintaining a speed above three miles an hour; if they fall below, they get a warning, and after three warnings, they’ll be shot by soldiers pacing them along the road. Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson (ALIEN: ROMULUS), Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer and Mark Hamill star. The poster below is based on the cover of the original paperback edition of THE LONG WALK.
