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Akiva Goldsman to direct remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter

April 30, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions has announced that Akiva Goldsman (Winter’s Tale, Stephanie) has signed on to direct new version of the 1980 Stephen King novel Firestarter, which has been scripted by Scott Teems (Rectify).

Firestarter follows Andy McGee and his young daughter Charlie, a nine-year old girl who has inherited pyrokinetic abilities from her parents after they participated in an experiment during college which resulted in them developing telepathy. Father and daughter find themselves on the run from the government, who want to weaponise Charlie and her firestarting powers.

The book was previously adapted for the screen by director Mark L. Lester in 1984 with David Keith and Drew Barrymore starring as Andy and Charlie.

Originally published April 30, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Akiva Goldsman, Firestarter, Stephen King

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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