Stephen King Had One Brutal Condition For The Long Walk Movie

There have been plenty of moments in Stephen King adaptations that went too far . The prolific horror author has had dozens of novels and short stories turned into films, so it makes sense that some directors would take things to the next level. In the case of "The Long Walk," however, King himself had one brutal condition for his novel being made into a movie: he wanted director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter J.T. Mollner to refuse to hold anything back.

Written by King while he was in college and initially published in 1979 under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman, "The Long Walk" envisions a dystopian future where young men compete in a grueling contest in which they must walk at least four miles an hour until only one remains alive. An extravagant reward awaits the winner, but everyone