Before last year, Mark Hamill had what could be described as minimal delight in Stephen King films. In 1992, he had an uncredited role in director Mick Garris’s Sleepwalkers (based on an original screenplay by King), and that was the full extent of his connection with the author. In 2023, that connection expanded when Hamill signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of The Life Of Chuck from writer-director Mike Flanagan, and now he appears to be in a King sequence, as it was announced that he will star in the new film The Long Walk .
Directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and written by J. T. Mollner (Strange Darling’s upcoming horror film), The Long Walk began production this week in Manitoba, Canada, and in addition to adding Mark Hamill to the cast, the film also added Judy Greer. We don’t officially know who will play actors, however, since there are so many adult characters in the book, it doesn’t seem hard to assume that Greer plays Mrs. Garraty (the mother of protagonist Ray Garraty). and Hamill will play The Major, the main antagonist who oversees the titular dystopian game. competence.
Based on the e-book of the same name, originally published by Stephen King under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, the story follows an organization of teenagers who agree to compete in The Long Walk: a fatal festival of endurance in which the last competitor leaves. Get up and win the prize of your dreams. Once the “game” begins, teens will need to maintain a stable walking speed along a road and without pauses; Warnings are issued when slowing down or stopping, and 3 warning effects are gained (or when attempting to escape) during execution.
Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson were the first two actors hired to star in The Long Walk, but the cast has expanded significantly since their involvement was announced in June. In addition to Mark Hamill and Judy Greer, the film is also expected to feature Jojo Rabbit’s Roman Griffin Davis, Spontaneous’s Charlie Plummer, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, and Joshua Odjick (as reported in this week’s edition of The Rey Beats).
In addition to his upcoming Stephen King films, Mark Hamill has recently taken on several voice roles, reprising his role as the Joker in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part III and playing a character named Thorn in the upcoming animated film. The Wild Robot (arriving in theaters September 27).
For Judy Greer, this will be her second Stephen King adaptation, as she previously played gym teacher Mrs. Desjardin in the 2013 remake of Carrie. In addition to The Long Walk, the actress’s upcoming list includes the Christmas family comedy. The best Christmas contest of all time (launching on November 8).
Previous attempts to adapt The Long Walk spent years in progression hell (George A. Romero first tried to make a film in the late 1980s), but the project is now established at Lionsgate and is becoming a reality. It doesn’t have a release date yet, but stay tuned here at CinemaBlend for all previous updates on Stephen King’s assignment.
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