The Long Walk Film

[Kat9]

Hey all,

Just wondered if there was any truth to the rumour of a 'The Long Walk' film? Also, any news on what is happening with the 'Cell' film?

K

[Moderator]

Frank Darabont has the rights to do an adaptation of The Long Walk but I don't have an update on when that production will begin. Cell is currently set to be a miniseries. I also don't know if that is still in pre-production or has moved along.

[DaveN]

i thought i heard a rumor a while ago that eli roth (hostel,cabin fever) was going to direct the cell...could be wrong though. I personally think hostel was the most overrated garbage ive seen on screen in a while.

I would love to see a long walk adaptation though, one of my favorites.

[JohnDalglish]

i thought i heard a rumor a while ago that eli roth (hostel,cabin fever) was going to direct the cell...could be wrong though. I personally think hostel was the most overrated garbage ive seen on screen in a while.

I would love to see a long walk adaptation though, one of my favorites.

Hi,

Couldn't agree more about Roth and Hostel.

You'll be pleased to hear that he pulled out because he 'wants to write his own movies'.

Ones to avoid then, eh?

Long days and pleasant nights

[DaveN]

i thought i was the only one!
I dont mind a bit of slasher stuff once in a while. depending on what movie it is i could really like it!
But this guy is getting so much uneccassary praise in the horror community! I dont get it! It drives me nuts!

[Gris]

If you were listed as an extra in The Long Walk in Stephen King Goes To The Movies, does that mean you get to actually be an extra in the film?

[nicklove09]

Long Walk film would be awesome! It's one of my favorites.
I couldn't stand Hostel, and i agree with you both, that film was very
overrated. It wasn't even scary.

[Raq]

i thought i heard a rumor a while ago that eli roth (hostel,cabin fever) was going to direct the cell...could be wrong though. I personally think hostel was the most overrated garbage ive seen on screen in a while.

I would love to see a long walk adaptation though, one of my favorites.

Man, you're 100% right! Hostel was a big mistake in the history of cinema.
As it goes for The Long Walk, I would love to se it turned into a movie, but I have only one request. Let it be Darabont....because I think he proved 3 times that he's the best when it comes to King's movies...and please keep Garris away from it (seriously what does King see in him, I mean ok the movies are correct, and portait the storys well, what does that matter when they are crappy as hell?). Frank making the Long Walk would be a dream come true

[M2H]

Accorrding to Wikipedia Darabont "will get to it" (The Long Walk). I heard roth isn't going to do The Cell which is good because I think roth is talentless.

[chimpanity]

I wouldn't call Roth "talentless", Hostel was pretty good.. you just have to be "into" the kind of gore he makes... I'm glad to hear that he is not going to a Stephen King Film tho.. Obviously he is not 100 percent into the story and feels he is not the right guy to make Cell... Good for him for him.. I wish him the best and am glad to see cell be passed on to someone who loves it.

[michal]

Don't think I'd put my money on it being a good movie. The book is so much about the characters' emotions and what's going on in their own heads, that I think it would be close to impossible making it into a good film. But hey - I'll be happy to be wrong...

[michal]

Don't think I'd put my money on it being a good movie. The book is so much about the characters' emotions and what's going on in their own heads, that I think it would be close to impossible making it into a good film. But hey - I'll be happy to be wrong...

[JohnDalglish]

Don't think I'd put my money on it being a good movie. The book is so much about the characters' emotions and what's going on in their own heads, that I think it would be close to impossible making it into a good film. But hey - I'll be happy to be wrong...

Hi,

I agree that it would be very difficult, but I think Frank Darabont is just the man to do it.

Long days and pleasant nights

[M2H]

I didn't like the Hostel films (or Saw films). It's easy to make a movie that is gross and offensive, but it takes pure talent to make a movie scary, that kind that makes you afraid of the dark (or something else). Like Poltergiest made people, including myself, freaked out to be around clowns. It's like, anyone can make a movie with lots of sex in it, but it takes creativity to make an impacting, moving love story (i.e. Titanic). Darabont has the talent to make something impacting and maybe even scary. He is credited with writing a draft of Nightmare on Elm Street part 3.

[McVries]

i love this book and i think it would be a mistake to make it into a movie. i don't think any director is capable of putting a book like this on screen. i take that back, francis ford coppola could do it justice, but i don't think that is going to happen.

[Johnny Smith]

I think Frank Darabont can pull it off, he did a good job with The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption. I can't wait for it to be made.

[ally88]

Have to agree with JD, Darabont is the guy to make this into a decent movie.
If it tanks under him, then I don't think anyone could pull it off.
I would be excited to see this on the big screen.

[Dark Reader]

The long walk is my favourite SK book so i'd be fascinated to see how it comes out on screen. Cell is probably my least favorite SK book so i'm not bothered about that one really. Incidently i thought Hostel was brilliant, i like to see lots of gore and you don't get much more gore than you do in Hostel :cool2:

[IstillInsistIseeTheGhosts]

The long walk is my favourite SK book so i'd be fascinated to see how it comes out on screen. Cell is probably my least favorite SK book so i'm not bothered about that one really. Incidently i thought Hostel was brilliant, i like to see lots of gore and you don't get much more gore than you do in Hostel :cool2:

Eh, if you like gore try the original Day of The Dead:), on the other hand, I think Darabont would do this movie justice, he hasn't disappointed yet!