Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe film adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk has quickly become a top streaming hit on HBO Max, just one day after its release on the platform. Based on King's 1979 dystopian novel, the film version spent decades in development hell and was considered “unfilmable.”Stephen King himself was involved in the adaptation process, specifically requesting director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter JT Mollner to increase the film's violence. The movie, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill, depicts a televised competitive walking contest where losing results in death. During its theatrical run, the film, which was praised as the "B-movie of the year" by Xan Brooks for The Independent, earned $63 million on a budget of $20 million.In full‘Unfilmable’ Stephen King movie jumps to number one on HBO Max after just one dayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The Stephen King adaptation that has become a streaming hit after just one day
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe film adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk has quickly become a top streaming hit on HBO Max, just one day after its release on the platform. Based on King's 1979 dystopian novel, the film version spent decades in development hell and was considered “unfilmable.”Stephen King himself was involved in the adaptation process, specifically requesting director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter JT Mollner to increase the film's violence. The movie, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill, depicts a televised competitive walking contest where losing results in death. During its theatrical run, the film, which was praised as the "B-movie of the year" by Xan Brooks for The Independent, earned $63 million on a budget of $20 million.In full‘Unfilmable’ Stephen King movie jumps to number one on HBO Max after just one dayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
