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Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk adds nine to cast including Mark Hamill and Judy Greer

July 25, 2024 by Ricky Church

Lionsgate has begun production on The Long Walk, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel which will be directed by The Hunger Games‘ Francis Lawrence, and the film has added seven young actors to its ensemble cast along with veterans Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Judy Greer (Jurassic World).

Featuring in the film will be Garrett Wareing (Ransom Canyon), Tut Nyuot (The Witcher: Blood Origin), Charlie Plummer (National Anthem), Ben Wang (American Born Chinese), Jordan Gonzalez (Pretty Little Liars: Summer School), Joshua Odjick (Welcome to Derry) and Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit).

They join the previously cast Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) and David Jonsson (Industry).

The Long Walk, which King had written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, takes place in “a dystopian America that is entertained by the Long Walk — a competition in which 50 teenage boys walk without rest. Each competitor must keep walking faster than three miles per hour — or risk being eliminated.”

Lawrence will direct from a script by JT Mollner (Strange Darling) as well as producing through his company about:blank. Production will take place throughout the summer.

Ricky Church – Follow me on Twitter for more movie news and nerd talk.

 

Originally published July 25, 2024. Updated July 26, 2024.

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Top Stories Tagged With: Ben Wang, Charlie Plummer, Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Francis Lawrence, garrett wareing, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, Roman Griffin Davis, Stephen King, The Long Walk, Tut Nyuot

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