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Firestarter: Blumhouse Stephen King Adaptation Rated R By MPAA
Firestarter is returning this year, as Blumhouse unleashes heir adaptation of the Stephen King classic releases in 2022. That release is one step closer, as the film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for violent content. Keith Tomas (The Vigil)is directing from a script by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce. Jason Blum and Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 version of Firestarter that starred a really young Drew Barrymore as Charlie, will executive produce. Zac Efron, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, and Sydney Lemmon will star in the film, along with Ryan Kiera Armstrong, who will play Charlie. Our friends at Bloody Disgusting had the news of the rating.
Firestarter Could Be Really Special
This is one of my favorite King novels and has been screaming for an update for so long. King adaptations are everywhere these days, both on television and the big screen, and numerous ones are in various stages of development right now. This one, though, Firestarter, has the potential to be pretty special. That 1984 film is terrible, and King himself has gone on record not being a fan of it. Now he gets a chance with Blumhouse to right that wrong. The story of "A young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon.", Firestarter is one of his earliest novels as well, which are getting renewed attention over his latest works.
We should be hearing about a release date anytime now, as filming wrapped on this a while ago. I trust Blumhouse to get this right, and now that they are working with King more, let's hope we get more adaptations of King's "smaller" stories from here on out.
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