Lengthy-awaited Stephen King film will get one other disappointing replace

He’s the King of Horror. The Daddy of Despair. The Trainer of Terror. We’re after all speaking about Stephen King, the person behind a number of the spookiest tales ever instructed. From his novels and quick tales to the massive screen-adaptations of his work, Stephen King has been educating us the which means of creepy since day one.

After all, not each iteration of King’s work has been gold. Though a number of the finest films ever made got here from his pen (The Shining, The Shawshank Reception, and Carrie, to call just a few), some flubs have come to fruition. That stated, it may possibly all the time be relied upon that there are new films to come back from the King-verse, with the latest massive finances retelling being 2023’s The Boogeyman.

A few of the finest horror films ever made are King tales, and there are nonetheless some absolute classics that we’re determined to see get off the bottom. Many Stephen King films spend years in improvement hell. I imply, in the event you take a look at the scale of a few of his books, that’s honest. However one undertaking that we’ve been ready on for years is The Lengthy Stroll.

In case you’re struggling to recollect a Stephen King e-book referred to as The Lengthy Stroll, it’s most likely as a result of it wasn’t really printed beneath his title. For this story, he used his moniker ‘Richard Bachman’.

The e-book is about in a dystopian alternate America, wherein an annual strolling contest is held every year. 100 boys are compelled to stroll a grueling distance and preserve a pace of 4 miles per hour. If certainly one of them drops under the pace for greater than thirty seconds, they get a warning. If sufficient warnings are given, the boy is shot. If that doesn’t sound like a premise ripe to provide among the finest thriller films we’ve ever seen, we don’t know what would.

For years, King followers have been hoping to see a live-action adaptation of this e-book to come back to life. In 1988, horror legend George A. Romero was in talks to create a movie model, however it by no means got here to move. Then, Frank Darabont secured the rights to make the film however, clearly, this by no means got here to life. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like we’re any nearer, as current information would counsel.

The brand new period of improvement issues for the story began in 2019, when André Øvredal signed on to direct. He was even speaking about it as not too long ago as 2020, however an interview with CinemaBlend has now introduced our desires crashing proper again all the way down to Earth.

When requested in regards to the potential progress on the undertaking, Øvredal didn’t have a lot to say, aside from: “Yeah, no, I really like that e-book. I really like that undertaking. I’m not a part of it anymore, which I’m very unhappy about, however I feel in a approach I used to be fortunate to get on [The Voyage Of The Demeter] principally as an alternative.”

Okay…heartbroken, a lot? Whether or not there’s nonetheless a film adaption for The Lengthy Stroll within the works stays to be seen, however one factor’s for positive: it received’t be with André Øvredal behind the wheel.

Clearly, we wish nothing greater than to see this explicit King e-book get made, however we perceive that it’s higher to attend and see it arrive in a satisfying approach. Nonetheless, we hate to be disillusioned within the meantime.

There’s nonetheless loads of Stephen King tasks on the way in which that we can depend on. For one, there’s the Welcome to Derry launch date, which is rumored to give attention to the origin story of one of many finest film villains of all time: Pennywise. Elsewhere, you’ll be able to check out The Exorcist: Believer launch date and the 5 Nights at Freddy’s launch date for additional scares.

And, for extra, check out the very best monster films and finest ghost films to observe now, simply to be sure to get your horror fill.