Stephen King isn’t particularly fond of superhero movies. He has taken a few digs at the genre over the years, his most recent criticism coming in September 2025. Speaking to The Times UK about The Long Walk, he revealed he had one condition for director Francis Lawrence before he adapted the book. He wanted to make sure the film showed teenagers getting shot. King then criticized superhero films for watering down their violence. "If you look at these superhero movies, you'll see some supervillain who's destroying whole city blocks, but you never see any blood," he said, adding, “And man, that's wrong. It's almost, like, pornographic.”

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