Great New Trailer For Stephen King's THE LONG WALK and First 20 Minutes Previewed at Comic-Con
Lionsgate brought some intense energy to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con with a brand-new trailer for The Long Walk, giving fans their first look at the highly anticipated Stephen King adaptation and you can watch tyhat trailer for yourself below!
We also got an exclusive screening of the first 20 minutes, and it’s as brutal and gripping as you’d expect. I’ve been incredibly excited for this movie, and it looks like it’s going to deliver a very intense and emotional experience.
The legendary Stephen King introduced the clip via video message, reminding fans of the story’s dark roots while making a point to note how far ahead of its time this concept really was: “It’s got some hard bark on it.”
Based on King’s 1979 dystopian novel, The Long Walk takes place in a fractured America where entertainment is a deadly sport. The event is simple but chilling: 50 teenage boys walk nonstop. Drop below three miles per hour, and you’re dead. There’s no resting, no stopping, only walking. The last survivor wins a prize of their choice.
The film stars Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) and David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) stepping into the role of a relentless military figure. The cast also includes Tut Nyuot, Garrett Wareing (Ransom Canyon), Charlie Plummer (Looking for Alaska), Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends), Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Josh Hamilton, and Judy Greer.
In the trailer, Charlie Plummer’s character delivers a haunting line: “The only guarantee you have as a human is that you’re going to die. And if you’re lucky, you get to choose how you’ll spend those last moments.”
What follows is an unflinching look at the competition’s brutality. Dead animals line the roadside. One boy collapses as he gets a cramp and can’t keep walking, falling to the ground, soldiers closing in with rifles drawn before a gunshot echoes.
Jonsson’s Pete admits, “I keep hoping that part will get easier,” to which Hoffman’s Raymond replies, “That’s what I’m afraid of.”
Then comes Hamill’s Major, staring down the young competitors: “I look at each and every one of you, and I see hope.”
During the panel, Hamill opened up about channeling the film’s imposing antagonist, pulling inspiration from his childhood on a naval base in Japan.
“I knew exactly who [my character] is because I saw him firsthand,” Hamill said, recalling officers forcing soldiers to push through exhaustion until they vomited, and then made them eat it.
“The premise of the film itself is so off-putting. I don’t know if I could see this movie. Much less be in it, but what happened was I read JT’s script and the novel and saw the real heart and soul of the movie — which is the experience of the Walkers in these extraordinary circumstances. And I was blown away.”
The footage teases a growing bond, and rivalry, between Raymond and Pete as they are sharing this intense experience. “This is my chance to change things,” Raymond says at one point, before Hoffman delivers the line: “Every moment matters. Especially at the end.”
Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games films) directed the adaptation from a script by JT Mollner, who promised to keep King’s raw and terrifying tone intact. Lawrence also popped in via video message with Ben Wang, currently shooting Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
The Long Walk hits theaters on September 12, 2025, making it the second Stephen King adaptation of the year following The Life of Chuck, which also features Hamill alongside Tom Hiddleston.