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Helstrom’s Sydney Lemmon cast in Blumhouse’s Firestarter

July 2, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have announced that Sydney Lemmon (Helstrom, Fear the Walking Dead) has been cast as Vicky in Firestarter, the upcoming adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel.

Lemmon joins the previously announced Ryan Kiera Armstrong (The Tomorrow War), Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman), Gloria Reuben (City on a Hill) and Michael Greyeyes (True Detective) in the cast of the film, which is in production now under director Keith Thomas (The Vigil).

SEE ALSO: Blumhouse shares first look image from Stephen King’s Firestarter

Firestarter follows a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. King’s novel was previously adapted for the big screen in 1984, with a young Drew Barrymore in the title role.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Firestarter, Stephen King, Sydney Lemmon

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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