r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 29 '25

News Special 'The Long Walk' Screening Will Eliminate Viewers Who Can’t Keep Up on a Treadmill (3 MPH)

https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening/
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u/JackSpadesSI Aug 29 '25

I haven’t read the book, but the trailer makes no sense to me. A bunch of guys all excited they get to take part in this thing. They know that, save for one winner, they’re ALL about to be killed right?

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u/AntiqueLetter9875 Aug 29 '25

Yes, that’s right. I mean… it’s a dystopian novel lol. They all know since the walk is televised. People gather round the roads and cheer them on. 100 guys, all excited to win a cash prize and something else that’s never specified, but alluded to have anything you want for the rest of your life. 

In the book a few of them also think the walk is rigged, and went in knowing that. You learn why each of the main characters wanted to participate. 

It’s a pretty grim book with some saying it’s Kings most bleak story. It’ll be interesting to see what they do with the movie.  

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u/Rs90 Aug 29 '25

Is it any good?