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In April 2017, Jason Blum and Akiva Goldsman announced that they were rebooting Firestarter for Universal and Blumhouse, with Goldsman co-writing with Scott Teems. [21] In December, 2019, Keith Thomas was announced as director. [22] In September 2020, Zac Efron was cast as Andy McGee. [23] In February 2021, Michael Greyeyes was cast to play ...
A remake of the 1984 Drew Barrymore vehicle based on a 1980 Stephen King novel, this dreadful horror offering makes changes to the story, but misses out on any of its heart or heat.
Firestarter was released in the United States on May 13, 2022, by Universal Pictures simultaneously theatrically and through streaming on Peacock. The film was panned by critics and audiences, with many deeming it to be inferior to the original 1984 film, and grossed $15 million worldwide against a $12 million budget.
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The positive reception for this role led to leading parts in the films The Lords of Discipline (1983), Firestarter (1984) and White of the Eye (1987). Keith had supporting roles in features including Major League II (1994), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), U-571 (2000), Men of Honor (2000), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), and Daredevil (2003).
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Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. It tells the story of a young girl, Charlie McGee, with the ability of pyrokinesis , whose destructive force a ruthless government agency tries to harness for their own purposes.
For once, Zac Efron won't be the hottest thing on set. Set to be a new adaptation of Stephen King's 1980 novel -- about a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret ...