Overview

• The Long Walk opened in theaters on Sept. 12 with an R rating, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill.
• Critical reception is broadly positive, with Rotten Tomatoes listing a 91% critics’ score and an 86% audience Popcornmeter as of publication.
• Lawrence and screenwriter J. T. Mollner say the film diverges from the novel in its conclusion, a change the director says Stephen King approved.
• Reviews highlight the film’s focus on friendship, sacrifice and a critique of state violence and economic desperation, alongside graphic, unflinching imagery.
• Hoffman described a demanding shoot that included extensive real walking, and trade reporting indicates PVOD is expected roughly 3–4 weeks after release with a likely first SVOD window on STARZ several months later.