About the movie
Cast & Crew
Francis Lawrence
Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy
Producer
Screenplay by JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen King
Written By
Movie Description
The Long Walk (2025) brings Stephen King’s chilling 1979 dystopian novel to life in a visceral horror thriller helmed by Francis Lawrence. In a totalitarian future America, 100 teenage boys enter an annual walking contest—mirroring a death march—where they must maintain a minimum speed of three miles per hour or face execution. As fatigue, desperation, and camaraderie set in, only one will emerge alive. Cooper Hoffman leads the ensemble as Raymond Garraty, backed by David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, and others. The film’s raw physicality was achieved through grueling shoots—actors walked 8 to 15 miles daily under challenging conditions.