Michael Greyeyes (True Detective) has joined the cast of the Firestarter reboot, a new movie in the works based on the Stephen King horror story. In the new Firestarter movie - which comes from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, and Weed Road Pictures - Greyeyes will play Rainbird, a "relentless powerful fan who has been pushed into a violent life." The role was previously portrayed by George C. Scott in the original 1984 movie adaptation.
The story is directly based on the original novel of the same name by Stephen King, which was first published in 1980. In Firestarter, a "young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon." There's no word yet on who will be playing Charlie McGee, the titular fire-starting child, but it's been reported that Zac Efron will play her father Andy.
Keith Thomas (The...
The story is directly based on the original novel of the same name by Stephen King, which was first published in 1980. In Firestarter, a "young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon." There's no word yet on who will be playing Charlie McGee, the titular fire-starting child, but it's been reported that Zac Efron will play her father Andy.
Keith Thomas (The...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jeremy Dick
- MovieWeb
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