Lionsgate has introduced The Lengthy Stroll launch date for its upcoming dystopian horror thriller, starring Star Wars vet Mark Hamill as the primary antagonist. The movie relies on the 1979 novel of the identical title written by Stephen King, who first revealed it beneath the pseudonym, Richard Bachman.
“The story takes place sooner or later by which 100 teenage boys embark on an annual competitors often known as ‘The Lengthy Stroll,’” reads the synopsis. “The principles are easy: preserve a pace above 4 miles per hour. Obtain three warnings in an hour and also you’re shot lifeless. The final one strolling will get no matter he desires for the remainder of his life. Beneath these grim circumstances the boys develop deep friendships regardless of realizing that every of their mates’ survival is a menace to their very own.”
When is The Lengthy Stroll launch date?
The Lengthy Stroll has now been scheduled to reach in theaters on September 12, 2025, pitting it instantly in opposition to Focus Options’ Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale on the field workplace. The film hails from The Starvation Video games franchise director Francis Lawrence, who’s directing from a screenplay written by JT Mollner. Apart from Hamill, the forged can even characteristic Judy Greer, Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing, Roman Griffin Davis, Joshua Odjick, and extra.
Throughout Lionsgate’s current presentation at CinemaCon, Lawrence addressed the coming-of-age theme of the upcoming film, teasing that the center of the story would be the friendship between its younger characters.
“That is my favourite Stephen King novel, I learn it 27 years in the past. The rights bought purchased after which got here again up. Roy Lee my producer introduced it to me. For me, it was the vanity that was very fascinating,” Lawrence stated. “You’ll be able to think about your self within the sneakers of those younger males. World constructing –the center of the film for me is about these younger males, their comraderies, the love that kinds. This isn’t a attempt to knock one another out competitors, however how we are able to maintain one another up competitors.”
(Supply: Deadline)
