Overview

• Hoffman told GQ the parallels are unavoidable between his own loss and Raymond Garraty, a teen motivated by his deceased father in The Long Walk.
• He said he chooses to put his pain into his art, explaining that when trauma is public, hiding it is not honest to others who share it.
• The Francis Lawrence–directed adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is scheduled to open in theaters on September 12.
• Reflecting on his Off-Broadway debut earlier this year, he recalled feeling unprepared and wishing he could speak with his dad for guidance.
• One report says he initially hesitated to take the part and even read lines off his phone at an early audition before later apologizing, according to FandomWire’s account of remarks attributed to GQ.