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First trailer for Stephen King adaptation Firestarter starring Zac Efron

February 9, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for Blumhouse’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation Firestarter. Directed by Keith Thomas, the thriller stars Zac Efron and Sydney Lemmon as parents who have spent more than a decade hiding their daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from the shadowy federal agency look to harness her pyrokinetic powers; take a look here…

For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative (Michael Greyeyes; Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls) is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

Along with Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon and Ryan Kiera Armstrong, the film features a cast that also includes Michael Greyeyes, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, and Gloria Reuben,

Firestarter is set for release on May 13th.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Blumhouse, Firestarter, Gloria Reuben, John Beasley, Keith Thomas, Kurtwood Smith, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Stephen King, Sydney Lemmon, with Michael Greyeyes, Zac Efron

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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