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Jordan Gonzalez Takes 'The Long Walk'
The film portrays a brutal contest where 50 young men must keep walking at least 3 miles per hour or face execution until one winner remains, highlighting themes of survival and societal control.
- The Long Walk movie, directed by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner, opens in theaters on September 12, 2025, featuring 50 young men competing in a deadly annual march.
- The film adapts Stephen King's dystopian 1966-67 novel set in an alternate 1970s America ruled by an authoritarian Major enforcing the march as a televised economic spectacle.
- The story centers on Raymond Garraty, played by Cooper Hoffman, and Richard Harkness, portrayed by Jordan Gonzalez, as they face mental and physical trials amid the march's brutal conditions.
- Jordan Gonzalez emphasized that the story remains highly applicable to current global issues, addressing struggles related to poverty and hardship while posing the powerful question: "How far could you go?"
- The film invites reflection on survival, sacrifice, and authoritarianism and aims to honor Stephen King's original work while exploring the characters' struggles and motivations.
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Stephen King's novel "The Long Walk" is part of the genre of modern gladiator struggles, where young men die for gross national product.
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Passed into a future and distopic America, "The Long Walk — The Challenge" adapts to Stephen King's first book, published as Richard Bachman. Eurico de Barros gave him two stars.
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