In an interview with The Times, King revealed that before filming began, he set one major condition for the production team: he asked the filmmakers to keep the brutal scenes and show the killings exactly as they were described in the book.
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The zoomboola.com editorial team reminds readers: Stephen King's "The Long Walk" was published in 1966 and tells the story of a totalitarian America that stages competitions for young men. They must walk down a highway at gunpoint until only one survives. Those who hesitate or fall behind are killed on the spot. We previously reported that at a special screening of the film, audience members had their heart rates monitored, and at certain moments it exceeded 200 beats per minute.Stephen King on "The Long Walk" filmIn superhero movies, villains destroy entire city blocks, but you never see any blood. And damn it, that's wrong. I said: 'If you don't want to show it, then don't bother making it'
