{"id":2020209,"date":"2025-09-13T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2020209"},"modified":"2025-09-13T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T23:15:12","slug":"david-jonsson-says-he-didnt-think-the-long-walk-role-was-for-him-given-really-bleak-material-that-fear-is-where-i-should-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/david-jonsson-says-he-didnt-think-the-long-walk-role-was-for-him-given-really-bleak-material-that-fear-is-where-i-should-go\/","title":{"rendered":"David Jonsson Says He Didn\u2019t Think \u2018The Long Walk\u2019 Role Was \u201cFor\u201d Him Given \u201cReally Bleak\u201d Material: \u201cThat Fear Is Where I Should Go\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm9657438\/\">David Jonsson<\/a> is already earning rave reviews for his standout turn in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0006881\/\">Lionsgate<\/a>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000175\/\">Stephen King<\/a> adaptation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10374610\/\">The Long Walk<\/a>, but the Industry alum said he was initially hesitant to take on the project given its \u201creally bleak\u201d nature.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent conversation with his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt18412256\/\">Alien: Romulus<\/a> co-star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm8314228\/\">Cailee Spaeny<\/a> for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0480269\/\">Interview<\/a> magazine, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm16293144\/\">Jonsson<\/a> said his initial gut instinct was to pass on the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I remember reading it and it was really bleak, so much so that I was like, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t think this is for me,&#8217;\u201d he recalled. \u201cAnd my agent was like, \u2018Please, David, just take another look at it.\u2019 And funny enough, I remember reading it and them kindly considering me for another role and I was like, \u2018I\u2019m not really interested in that one, but I\u2019m interested in this one.\u2019 And they were like, \u2018We\u2019d love to see you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Jonsson is already earning rave reviews for his standout turn in Lionsgate\u2019s Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, but the Industry alum said he was initially hesitant to take on the project given its \u201creally bleak\u201d nature. 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