The rights to another Stephen King novel has been picked up by New Line Cinema and they will be adapting it into a feature film. The novel that is being adapted is called The Long Walk and James Vanderbilt is writing the script.
This is one of King's earlier novels. It was published in 1979 and King wrote it under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The story is set in "a future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian. The country holds an annual walking contest in which 100 teens must journey, non-stop and under strict rules, until only one of them is still standing alive to receive the prize. The story told of a 16-year-old walker named Raymond Garraty and the teens — some good, some bad, some mysterious — in his orbit."
This is a fascinating story that will make for a great movie. I'm actually surprised that it's taken someone this long to...
This is one of King's earlier novels. It was published in 1979 and King wrote it under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The story is set in "a future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian. The country holds an annual walking contest in which 100 teens must journey, non-stop and under strict rules, until only one of them is still standing alive to receive the prize. The story told of a 16-year-old walker named Raymond Garraty and the teens — some good, some bad, some mysterious — in his orbit."
This is a fascinating story that will make for a great movie. I'm actually surprised that it's taken someone this long to...
- 4/26/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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