Stephen King is not known for being precious about his novels.

There are nearly as many film and television adaptations of the prolific author’s works as there are books, ranging from masterful turns by Stanley Kubrick to laughable takes on “The Dark Tower” and “The Lawnmower Man.” (The less said about King’s own movie adaptation, “Maximum Overdrive,” the better.) Still, when it came time to adapt “The Long Walk,” the 77-year-old had one big demand: we needed to see the teenage protagonists getting shot.

Written during the Vietnam War, “Walk” takes place in a dystopian future where 100 young men compete annually in an endurance competition. The walkers keep a grueling pace of 4 miles per hour and are trailed by soldiers. The soldiers shoot anyone who falls below the required pace three t

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