Summary
Recently cast inThe Long Walk, Judy Greer has the opportunity to feature in a better-embraced Stephan King film adaptation than her last.Stephen King’s first-ever novelis finally getting a shot on the big screen, and new updates have confirmed that Mark Hamill andJudy Greer will feature inThe Long Walkfilm adaptation to help bring the dystopian horror to life. First published under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman,The Long Walkrevolves around an annual walking contest where competitors must maintain a pace of four miles per hour, and faltering below the speed limit means death.
The grueling contest, which the novel’s totalitarian government uses as entertainment, has been eyed by numerous filmmakers, such as George A. Romero and Frank Darabont, who hoped to depict it on screen but never got the ball rolling. After multiple failed attempts,The Long Walkhas officially been confirmed, with Francis Lawrence directing from a script by JT Mollner and an increasing number of actors, like Greer, signing on to participate. Greenlit and teeming with potential,The Long Walklooks to become a highly regarded Stephen King film adaptation, or, at the very least, better regarded than Greer’s previous.
Judy Greer is no stranger to horror, acting in movies such asHalloweenandHalloween Kills,Cursed, andJamie Marks is Dead.
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Carrie
Cast
Based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, Carrie follows young Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager abused by her classmates and her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore). After a particularly upsetting incident at school, Carrie learns that she has telekinetic powers, and when her bullies continue to torment her, she turns the tables on the entire town.
Alongside Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore, Greer featured inBoys Don’t CryandStop-Lossdirector Kimberly Pierce’s 2013 modern retelling ofCarrie. WhileCarriehad some strengths, including Greer’s understated performance as gym teacher Rita Desjardin, the film adaptation sustained a lackluster reception, especially domestically.The high school horror just barely recovered its $30 million budget in domestic theaters, scraping in $35,266,619. Ultimately, its performance internationally, which garnered $49,524,059, savedCarriefrom bombing at the box office, though not from being ripped apart by critics and general audiences alike.
Carriemaintains a rotten critics score of 50% and an even worse audience score of 44%.
As corroborated by review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, which accumulated the reviews of 185 critics and upwards of 50,000 general audience members over the decade since the film’s premiere,Carriefailed to impress.Carriemaintains a rotten critics score of 50% and an even worse audience score of 44%. Citing everything from bad CGI to Moretz’s unconvincing performance asKing’s titular telekinetic teenager Carrie, viewers of the 2013Carrieadaptation skewered the movie, with their most substantial criticism lying in the fact thatPierce’s rendition failed to live up to Brian De Palma’s classicCarrieadaptation of 1976.
Judy Greer’s The Long Walk Movie Already Has An Advantage Over Her Carrie Remake
The Long Walk Has Yet To Be Adapted Into Film
Perhaps if Pierce’sCarriehadn’t succeeded De Palma’s, it could have been perceived more fairly,but that is the cost of adapting IP that’s been adapted so flawlessly before. De Palma’sCarriereceived universal acclaim, and while dated in some respects, it has persisted in regard as a classic horror movie and one of the greatest films of all time. Yet more, if De Palma’s revered iteration had never been in the picture, viewers would still weigh Pierce’sCarrieagainst the three otherCarriefilms that have adapted King’s book.
For this reason,the upcomingThe Long Walkmovie has a significant advantage overCarrie, as it’s never been adapted for film. WithThe Long Walk’spromising castand longtime development, which has pursued adapting King’s novel to the best of its ability, the upcoming movie will surely be a treat for viewers to watch with fresh eyes. As for Judy Greer,The Long Walkcould be good enough to redeem her track record with Stephen King adaptations.
The Long Walk
Adapted from Stephen King’s first novel, The Long Walk follows 100 teenage boys forced into a walking contest at four miles per hour or face lethal consequences.
