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Draft:The Long Walk (upcoming film)

The Long Walk
Directed byFrancis Lawrence
Screenplay byJT Mollner
Based onThe Long Walk
by Stephen King
Produced by
Production
company
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.

Production

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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, "weird, existential, and very self contained".[3] In April 2018, New Line Cinema would 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] However, in November 2023, Øvredal was no longer directing the adaptation and Francis Lawrence was announced to replace Øvredal as a director for the adaptation. The rights for the adaptation was moved to Lionsgate after the rights lapsed from New Line.[6] On June 10, 2024, Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson entered negotiations to star in the adaptation.[7]

References

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  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'Allesandro, 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.
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