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Posted on 09/03/2025 6:47:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
That's why the prolific author wanted the film adaptation of 'The Long Walk' to be "pretty brutal."
Stephen King had one condition for the film adaptation of his book, The Long Walk: he wanted a lot of brutal violence.
During a recent interview with The Times U.K., the prolific author criticized the way violence is depicted in superhero movies, such as some in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Studios. Oftentimes, those films don’t show the realistic, gory consequences of violence, despite there being a lot of destruction.
“If you look at these superhero movies, you’ll see … some supervillain who’s destroying whole city blocks but you never see any blood,” King said. “And man, that’s wrong. It’s almost, like, pornographic.”
'The Long Walk' First Reactions: "Harrowing, Traumatizing" Film Ranks With Stephen King's Best He added of the way violence is presented in The Long Walk, “I said, if you’re not going to show it, don’t bother. And so they made a pretty brutal movie.”
The Long Walk, based on King’s 1979 dystopian horror novel, follows a group of teenage boys who compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk,” where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get killed. The last remaining walker wins the contest. The movie was directed by Francis Lawrence, with a script penned by JT Mollner.
Superhero movies will typically avoid graphic violence to appeal to a broader audience, including families and younger viewers. However, there have also been plenty of R-rated superhero pics released that don’t hold back on bloody violence, such as 2024’s Kraven the Hunter, the Deadpool films, 1998’s Blade, 2021’s The Suicide Squad and 2019’s Hellboy, among others.
The Long Walk arrives in theaters on Sept. 12
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What a weird way of looking at it, Mr. King.
Oh please...Stephen King novels are some of the most gratuitously violent that there are. He’s a good writer, but he has to be rather demented to come up with some of his stories.
He does in an odd way make a point they blow up an entire city in a movie never see a single drop of blood.
Sure, Mr. Red Rum, whatever you say.
You mean like nuking Las Vegas?
He is a good writer? I don’t think so.
They used to make movies that were fun to watcy.
He comes up with good stories, is all I’m saying. His professional success speaks to that.
Just like in “IT” right Mr. King?
Even the Stand was violent, in fact most of King’s books turned into movies have violence in them, how about “Needful Things”?
I can’t read Stephen King or watch the movies. Not even short stories. Graphic detail on the destruction of the human body. Varied and imaginative. I quit him more than 40 years ago.
I'd rather spend my money on ice cream.
He’s nothing but an overrated egotistical has been.
I never liked Mr. King to begin with.
Thanks, Hollywood.
Not.
A child being mowed down by a tractor trailer outside their home (Pet Semetery), Rabid Dog (Cujo), Blood Orgy (Carrie), The Stand, IT, The Shining, The Running Man, Christine...I could go on and on.
I’m pretty sure if there is one thing Stephen King knows, its pornography...
Just write and shut up.
Exactly or Avengers where Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half the
Worlds population
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