Mark Hamill Hosts a Bizarre Game Show in Trailer for The Long Walk
Check out the trailer for The Long Walk :
The film is an adaptation of a Stephen King novel, and is being directed by Francis Lawrence, who was also behind the Hunger Games movies since Catching Fire . As for the premise of the film, the trailer pretty much explains it: A group of young people sign up for a televised Death March, and the last person standing ends up winning.
Besides Hoffman, the movie also features Ben Wang, David Jonsson, Judy Greer, and of course, Mark Hamill.
I do have to say, though Hamill is best known for Luke Skywalker in Star Wars , he makes for a very fantastic character actor—even surpassing Harrison Ford who pretty much only plays himself.
I'll admit the 'Stephen King Renaissance' has slowed down since the release of the last IT movie, but the guy just has so much source material that is being asked to be made into films. It's kind of odd that they're even mining the content from before he was Stephen King, as The Long Walk is based on a novel that he released under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
With a solid premise and a great cast, The Long Walk should pique everyone's interests come September as they wait for the next Hunger Games which comes out next year.
Watch out for The Long Walk when it comes out in theaters on Sept. 12.
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