Stephen King reveals his only condition for the first film adaptation of his early novel, The Long Walk . Coming to theaters on September 12, the Francis Lawrence movie, based on King's dystopian horror novel published in 1979 under the pen name Richard Bachman, stars Cooper Hoffman as Raymond, David Johnson as Peter, Ben Wang as Hank, and Mark Hamill as The Major.

In an interview with The Times , the novelist shared that his one condition for a movie adaptation of The Long Walk is to show teenagers being shot . The movie, which sees teenagers voluntarily participate in an annual deadly contest where they walk until only one is standing, was written against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.

He also criticized how superhero movies approach violence in a bloodless way that's a

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