The Long Walk (upcoming film)

The Long Walk
Directed byFrancis Lawrence
Screenplay byJT Mollner
Based onThe Long Walk
by Stephen King
Produced by
  • Francis Lawrence
  • Roy Lee
  • Cameron MacConomy
  • Steven Schneider
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Long Walk is an upcoming American dystopian horror film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King.

Cast

Production

In 1988, George A. Romero was considered to direct the film adaptation, but it never came to fruition.[1] By 2007, Frank Darabont had secured the rights to the film adaptation of the novel.[2] He said that he would "get to it one day". He planned to make it low-budget and stated, "It'll be weird, existential and very contained".[3] In April 2018, New Line Cinema was set to adapt a film based on the novel, with James Vanderbilt attached to write and produce the film along with Bradley Fischer and William Sherak through their Mythology Entertainment banner.[4] In May 2019, it was announced that André Øvredal would direct the adaptation.[5]

By November 2023, the film was to be produced by Lionsgate with Francis Lawrence directing from a screenplay by JT Mollner.[6] On June 10, 2024, Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson joined the cast.[7] The next month, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Izabella Raven, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Roman Griffin Davis, Mark Hamill, and Judy Greer joined the cast.[8][9]

Filming

Principal photography began on July 24, 2024, in Winnipeg, and was expected to wrap by September 12.[8][10]

References

  1. ^ Lilja's Library – The World of Stephen King – Unproduced Screenplays
  2. ^ "Interview: Frank Darabont". Lilja's Library – The World of Stephen King. February 6, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Frank Darabont Interview Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Foutch, Haleigh (April 25, 2018). "Stephen King's 'The Long Walk' in Development at New Line". Collider.
  5. ^ D'Allesandro, Anthony (May 21, 2019). "André Øvredal To Direct Stephen King's 'The Long Walk' For New Line". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys; Gajewski, Ryan (November 29, 2023). "Lionsgate Picks Up Stephen King's 'The Long Walk' with Francis Lawrence Attached to Direct (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 10, 2024). "Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson In Talks To Lead Lionsgate's Feature Take Of Stephen King's 'The Long Walk". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (July 24, 2024). "Charlie Plummer & Roman Griffin Davis Among Seven New Additions To Lionsgate's Stephen King Adaptation 'The Long Walk' As Production Begins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 25, 2024). "Judy Greer & Mark Hamill Latest To Join Lionsgate's 'The Long Walk'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "What's Filming - ACTRA". ACTRA. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.