Following the news that Zac Efron had been cast in Blumhouse Films’ new adaptation of the 1980 Stephen King novel Firestarter, we had a chance to speak with Blumhouse president Jason Blum about what to expect from the latest addition to the King cinematic canon.
“It’s a relatively faithful version of the book,” says Blum, who is doing press this week for the upcoming Welcome to the Blumhouse series of genre movies. “We’re going to shoot it next year. I’ve got several things going with Stephen King, and he’s the ultimate icon to those of us like you and people who love this genre. Obviously this is a classic, so it’s slightly daunting, but we did well by people with Halloween so hopefully we won’t disappoint it with our new Firestarter.”
Blum wouldn’t divulge who Efron is playing in Firestarter, but it’s likely...
“It’s a relatively faithful version of the book,” says Blum, who is doing press this week for the upcoming Welcome to the Blumhouse series of genre movies. “We’re going to shoot it next year. I’ve got several things going with Stephen King, and he’s the ultimate icon to those of us like you and people who love this genre. Obviously this is a classic, so it’s slightly daunting, but we did well by people with Halloween so hopefully we won’t disappoint it with our new Firestarter.”
Blum wouldn’t divulge who Efron is playing in Firestarter, but it’s likely...
- 10/1/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
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