Stephen King Criticizes Depiction of Violence in Superhero Films: “It’s Almost Pornographic”

David Jonsson as McVries, Cooper Hoffman as Garraty, Jordan Gonzalez as Harkness, Ben Wang as Olson, and Tut Nyuot as Baker in 'The Long Walk.' Murray CloseLionsgate Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Stephen King had one condition for the film adaptation of his book, The Long Walk: he wanted a lot of brutal violence. During a recent interview with The Times U.K., the prolific author criticized the way violence is depicted in superhero movies, such as some in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Studios. Oftentimes, those films dont show the realistic, gory consequences of violence, despite there being a lot of destruction. If you look at these superhero movies, youll see some supervillain whos destroying whole city blocks but you never see any blood, King said. And man, thats wrong. Its almost, like, pornographic. Related Stories TV 'The Institute' Renewed for Second Season at MGM Movies 'The Long Walk' First Reactions: "Harrowing, Traumatizing" Film Ranks With Stephen King's Best He added of the way violence is presented in The Long Walk, I said, if youre not going to show it, dont bother. And so they made a pretty brutal movie. *Reporting by Hollywoodreporter.*