New Stephen King film tipped to be his scariest in years as fans go wild over long-awaited adaptation
The Long Walk, based on King's 1979 novel, is a dystopian thriller about a group of teenage boys who compete in an annual walking contest.
The boys must maintain walking at a certain speed or get shot, and the last person standing is the sole survivor.
A chilling trailer for the film was released this week, and fans are already predicting that it could become one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever made.
'This gave me chills. I really hope it lives up to the book,' commented one.
'About damn time! That it took this long to adapt this story is insane. Imagined when Hunger Game and other Battle Royal concepts became popular this would have been made. Fantastic book, can be be adapted on the cheap. Can't wait!' gushed another.
A third wrote, 'The release date is in September and somehow that's going to feel longer than the 35 years I've already been waiting to see this movie!'
'The trailer does a LOT of justice. A huge chunk of this trailer are scenes taken directly from the book. It looks incredible so far,' wrote a fourth.
The Long Walk was directed by Francis Lawrence, who directed I Am Legend and four films from The Hunger Games franchise.
It stars Cooper Hoffman, who is the son of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Jonsson from Alien Romulus, and Star Wars legend Mark Hamill.
There's been a slew of adaptations from novelist King in recent years, including The Monkey, a Salem's Lot remake, and The Boogeyman.
Last year, King announced that he was leaving X (formerly Twitter) as the social media platform had become 'too toxic' for him.
The horror icon, 77, shared a departing statement via his account in November, following rumors that the owner of X, Elon Musk, 53, had banned him from the platform.
'I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like,' he wrote.
Despite quitting the site, King returns to X in February.
'I'm baaaack! Did you miss me?' he announced upon his return.
'Just wanted to say that Trump is a traitorous, Putin-loving dips**t! Goes double for Elon!'
While the outspoken Democrat primarily uses X to rant about Trump and Republicans, he has also used the platform to promote his projects, including The Long Walk.
His next adaptation is another movie based on his 1982 novel, The Running Man.
It's the second adaptation of the book following the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The upcoming version stars Glen Powell in the lead role, alongside Katy O'Brian and Josh Brolin.
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