Firestarter, 2022. Directed by Keith Thomas. Starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, John Beasley, Tina Jung, Hannan Younis, Gavin Maciver-Wright, Sheila Boyd, and Jamillah Ross. SYNOPSIS: A girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and […]
Stephen King adaptation Firestarter unleashes two clips
We’re just a few days out from the release of Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s new Stephen King adaptation Firestarter, although given the lack of promotion, even the biggest fan of King’s would be forgiven if this one had slipped under the radar. However, it seems someone at Universal has realised they have a movie to […]
First trailer for Stephen King adaptation Firestarter starring Zac Efron
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 […]
Helstrom’s Sydney Lemmon cast in Blumhouse’s Firestarter
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 […]
Blumhouse shares first look image from Stephen King’s Firestarter
With filming now underway, Blumhouse Pictures has announced that you actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong (American Horror Story, The Tomorrow War, It Chapter Two) is set to take on the lead role in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel Firestarter. Firestarter revolves around a young girl (Armstrong, seen above in the official first look […]
Blumhouse’s Stephen King adaptation Firestarter begins production
Blumhouse Productions has announced the start of principal photography on Firestarter, the new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic sci-fi thriller novel of the same name. Walking into the first day of production like…. #firestarter @jason_blum @ZacEfron @AkivaGoldsman @StephenKing @MichaelGreyeyes pic.twitter.com/bOtUWd4k56 — Blumhouse (@blumhouse) May 25, 2021 As with the novel, Firestarter revolves around a young […]
Stephen King’s Firestarter reboot director explains how it will differ from the original 1984 film
With a reboot of Stephen King’s Firestarter currently in development at Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, director Keith Thomas has explained how his upcoming adaptation will differ from the original 1984 film. “It’s something I’ve thought a lot about,” Thomas said in an interview with ComicBook.com. “And, certainly, when the project first came to me, I […]
Zac Efron set for Stephen King adaptation Firestarter
Having brought in a new director back in December in Keith Thomas (The Vigil), Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions long-gestating Stephen King adaptation Firestarter has added its first cast member in Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman). Published in 1980, Firestarter tells the story of a young girl develops pyrokinetic […]
Seven Essential Films Scored By Tangerine Dream
Tom Jolliffe looks at seven essential films, and their music from Tangerine Dream… In recent cinematic history there has been a nostalgia loaded fascination with synth scores. The kind of music that was popular through the late 70’s and 80’s, would begin to find itself increasingly used in film. After all, a few solo artists […]
Stephen King’s Firestarter reboot director teases what to expect from the new film
In December 2019, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ long-planned adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter found its director in Keith Thomas (The Vigil), and now, the director has teased the upcoming reboot. In an interview with Zavvi, Thomas teased what audiences can expect from the Firestarter reboot and confirmed that the screenplay was written by Halloween Kills co-writer Scott Teems. […]