Overview

• Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film stars Cooper Hoffman as Ray Garraty and Mark Hamill as the Major, with the German release titled "Todesmarsch."
• The story follows 50 young men forced to maintain a set pace on a deadly endurance march with no finish line, where three warnings lead to execution and only one survives.
• The adaptation departs from the novel by halving the participant field and largely stripping away the mass spectator crowds seen in the book.
• Critics describe a bleak, talk-heavy approach that emphasizes monotony, psychological strain and frequent brutality over action set pieces.
• Early reactions cited by outlets report largely positive notices and praise for Hoffman’s performance, as the film joins a 2025 wave of King adaptations with The Running Man slated for November.