Overview

• TheWrap spotlights the newly released The Long Walk as a fresh example of a Stephen King adaptation that makes significant changes from the book.
• The Long Walk arrives as a high‑profile 2025 entry following early‑year success for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey, which drew strong reviews and solid box office.
• A survey of King adaptations notes frequent reworkings across major titles such as It: Chapter Two, Pet Sematary (2019), The Mist, The Running Man, and Doctor Sleep.
• Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining remains the most famous divergence from King’s text and is widely celebrated despite the author’s long‑stated objections.
• Current coverage frames these shifts as creative choices that reshape tone and interpretation for contemporary audiences and the big screen.