I love the Long Walk. Does anyone know, is there a filmed version of it?? Thanks. It walks off the page...so real...
I was wondering if The Long Walk novel has been made into a film for TV over in the States?
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I think Frank Darabont has secured the rights, but I'm not sure whether there has been any movement on it since then.
He said that he would "get to it one day". He plans to make it low-budget, "weird, existential, and very self contained".
I love that story, one of my all time favorites. I really hope a film version will do it justice. I think its a story that could translate to film well. I hope he gets around to it sooner than later.
With the right cast and the right direction etc, would be great. What a story. I would like to see it underplayed...less is more...Brad Pitt as Ray...it's like those game shows are getting strange, reality TV etc, Hunger Games, SK got there very much first. I find that horror films these days, mainstream are nothing but gorefests. Nothing left to the imagination, and everthing overdone. But Frank D makes good films as does say Peter Jackson... (especially his early films before TLOTR sagas..)!! Just my opine.
Same. I have read it several times over. Chilling. I am always scared for the characters...what a dreadful thing to have to do...brilliantly written!!
Did Ray live at the end? Or is that left open to interpretation? Just wondered!!
This is my favorite 'Bachman' book. Would love to see Darabont make a film of it, I'm sure it would be as powerful as The Green Mile or Shawshank is. Even as powerful as the ending to The Mist.
On a lighter note, this book was turned into a television series called Sex In The City. 
have never really watched that show!On a lighter note, this book was turned into a television series called Sex In The City.
On a lighter note, this book was turned into a television series called Sex In The City.
Maybe they could use Friends film set to film The Long Walk in.
I think Brad's days of playing a teen are long gone.
But I definitely agree with "less is more" for a film about this book.
Want this book to be made into a movie so badly. It would seriously rock. But one movie only please! No 4 series movie franchise needed for this!
Absolutely!! Any good actors that look young enough? Pitt is obviously out of the question. Too old for the part.
Without pulling out the book, I cant remember what Ray looked like. Surely not Brad Pitt...
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I agree, Brad is too old. I keep thinking of him as in Thelma and Louise, but even then he was in his thirties, I think. Don't know who would be good, not really up with the latest actors etc, being an eighties' teen!!
I think sK wrote the ending such that the reader must decide what happens.