Fall remains a prime movie season populated by awards contenders and occasional big-budget releases. Audiences will see dystopian adaptations, franchise comebacks, and original horror offerings. The Long Walk adapts Stephen King's 1979 novel, directed by Francis Lawrence, portraying a televised cross-country race in a near-future America ravaged by poverty and famine, where one rule governs survival: walk or perish. The Long Walk stars David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman, and Mark Hamill with a Sept. 12, 2025 release date. A Jordan Peele–produced sporty horror directed by Justin Tipping follows a college football player confronting the sacrifices required to chase greatness.
Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean we've seen the last big blockbuster. Fall has always been a great time to go to the movies: The season is dominated by awards contenders, and studios are also keen to drop big-budget films here and there. This fall in particular, audiences will be spoiled for choice. Though Marvel and DC's biggest films have come and gone, there's still plenty to look forward to.
Based on Stephen King's 1979 novel and directed by Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence, the film takes the idea of a battle royale to a gruesome extreme. In a near-future America destroyed by poverty and famine, one young man from each state is subjected to the Long Walk, a televised cross-country race with one rule: walk or perish. It's a much slower, subdued tale than the kind we may be used to from King,
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