Frank Darabont and Stephen King to reteam again for 'The Long Walk'

[megladon8]

No, I have not read the book.

But having those two names togther is enough to get my ass in the seat.

[Sven]

I've read the book. They're gonna reeeeaaaaally need to pump it up to make it an interesting cinematic adaptation. It's not structured very typically: not a lot of exterior drama. It's all inside the main character's head, as he watches (and participates) in this horrifying event of walking. I don't really see it working without major major revisions.

[number8]

I'm interested just for that fact alone. A movie where the characters don't stop walking for the entire film is very interesting. It's gonna be like West Wing: The Movie.

[Rowland]

Hopefully he won't carry over the aesthetic he used for The Mist (inspired by television drama). I think it will work better with a more lyrical approach. That's how I've always envisioned it, anyway.

[Kurosawa Fan]

LOVED the short story. I'm a bit scared of a film adaptation, but I think it could be done.

[Sven]

LOVED the short story. I'm a bit scared of a film adaptation, but I think it could be done.

How?

I ask you that, too, Rowland. How are you guys imagining this could be successful? I'm legitimately, pressingly curious. Nothing really happens. [

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A bunch of kids are walking, they all get shot except one, the end.

] Am I missing something? That's the gist of the entire narrative right there. There's no bad guys, no big conflicts, no drama, no revelations... nothing, really, except a premise and psychology.

[Rowland]

Am I missing something? That's the gist of the entire narrative right there. There's no bad guys, no big conflicts, no drama, no revelations... nothing, really, except a premise and psychology.

You must not remember the story too well, because there is all sorts of drama, with assorted conflicts and revelations. I thought it was incredibly powerful, the ending had me in tears. It's about so much, and it expresses everything with such elegance and sustained tension.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Am I missing something? That's the gist of the entire narrative right there. There's no bad guys, no big conflicts, no drama, no revelations... nothing, really, except a premise and psychology.

As Rowland said, there's a bit more to it than that. I see it as this slow burn of a film, gradually building suspense and emotion. In the spirit of Elephant, I guess, though that's not exactly what I'm thinking about.

[Rowland]

This is my favorite Stephen King book. I have a film adaptation imagined in my head that is brilliant. I dare Darabont to top it. :twisted: