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    According to liljas-library:

    This was reported by Bloody-Disgusting today:


    During an interview to promote Dimension Films' upcoming Stephen King adaptation, The Mist, director Frank Darabont revealed that he is in fact going to helm King's The Long Walk once he has completed Fahrenheit 451. The film is about a walk where the winner gets the ultimate prize - anything they want for life, and the losers get punished with death! The rules are simple - If you walk too slow, you get a warning, 4 warnings and you are shot. There is only one winner, and the story concentrates on a loosely held group of individuals that become friends and enemies during this inhumane walk. One by one Ray Garraty sees the people around him die, and he faces the truths of his own entry into the Long Walk, and those of his new "friends". He is aware that only one will survive all the way, but it is not until the end that he realized the finality of his situation, and he slowly looses his sanity piece by piece.

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    Hmm, that ought to be interesting.



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    Ahh, nice. I read an older interview with Darabont where he said that he had always wanted to do it, but he had no timeline or definite information. Nice to see that he seems to have made a commitment.

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    This sounds great, one of my most favorite stories by SK.

    What I need now, is some kind of cool pic of the book to put in the first post so it will look good on the news page.

    anyone got any ideas?
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    Sorry, can't help.


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    Beautiful!!

    Thanks Jerome
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    That's cool!



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    It seemed like fun and games until they offed the first kid.
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    I totally loved that story. I'm going to have to go back and reread it.



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    Can't wait

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    Can't wait to see who they cast

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    I read The Long Walk for the first time this year. I loved the story and to hear of a possible movie is great news!!!

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    Been a long time since I read that... one of the most disturbing novels of all time, but a good one.

    I'm afraid if the movie is a hit someone will try to make a reality show...

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    I'd belive that.

    I love that story - I just finished rereading it a few days ago.

    I'm surprised they'd make it into a movie, though, but I would definitely see it.



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    i cant wait for the long walk to come out its probably one of my favorite SK books. i wonder whos gona play the Major or Ray

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    As I read this book, I could really picture it as a movie, so I'm psyched that they're going to make it. Very cool!
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    Yeah, it was great news this - though, as usual, worried about just how well they can handle it. Has the potential to be great.
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    This will really be something

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    I just have bad vibes about this, for a couple reasons. First, the history of most King movies is not the greatest. Yes, there are some exceptions, but the majority are not very good. Second, the story itself does not really lend itself to a theatrical presentation. It is mainly cerebral, with the action very repetative. This does not a good movie make.

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    Yeah, I'm kind of worried about that too. A lot of opportunity to screw this one up, for sure.



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    I bet they throw in a bunch of action that never happened.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jhanic View Post
    I just have bad vibes about this, for a couple reasons. First, the history of most King movies is not the greatest. Yes, there are some exceptions, but the majority are not very good. Second, the story itself does not really lend itself to a theatrical presentation. It is mainly cerebral, with the action very repetative. This does not a good movie make.

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    You raise valid points, but you must also realize that the director/screenwriter for the film will be Frank Darabont, who has an awesome history for making King films. I'm sure when The Mist is released next month that he will have a third great adaptation under his belt. The man is just that good.

    No, a great reality show would be getting together a bunch of people who have never heard of the story, say five or six, make them sign a release, and then fill the rest of the walkers with actors who are rigged with FX packs to make it look like they're actually being shot. Then see how the others fare. If one of the actual contestants goes down, shoot them with rubber bullets that have a fluid tip that will bust on impact and leave a bloody mark where it impacts the walker. Since the others will not be hanging around to watch, since they will fear being shot, you can then deal with the contestant who went down and explain that it is a hoax. Could produce some great TV, especially since you can have the walkers who are actors targeting the real contestants and drawing them out in conversation. The key would be making it to where the viewing audience at home doesn't know it's not real until the end.

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    No offense, Aaron, but that sounds really sick! I would expect it to be shown on Fox.

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    Aaron, that would be pretty interesting.

    As I thought more about a movie plan, I wonder if our sensitive society is ready to see a bunch of children gunned down in cold blood by adults.

    I, as well as all of you, know that the story is far deeper than that, but I don't see it being portrayed that way to those who've not read the book.

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    Ding ding ding ding we have a winner!

    I thing you are EXACTLY right, NK - there's going to be a huge pubic outcry about killing innocent children, due to the fact that the loudest complainers will be people who have no idea what the story is really about.

    Bummer.



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