*Fans of 80’s horror flicks will be thrilled to know that “The Vigil” writer/director Keith Thomas has been tapped to direct a new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Firestarter.”
The original 1984 film starred Drew Barrymore as a child with pyro kinetic abilities (see clip above). The actress will executive produce the Blumhouse Pictures update — writer Scott Teems (“Halloween Kills”) will pen the script, per comicbook.com.
King’s official site describes the story of the novel: “The Department of Scientific Intelligence (aka ‘The Shop’) never anticipated that two participants in their research program would marry and have a child. Charlie McGee inherited pyrokinetic powers from her parents, who had been given a low-grade hallucinogen called ‘Lot Six’ while at college. Now the government is trying to capture young Charlie and harness her powerful firestarting skills as a weapon.”
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— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 15, 2019
The concept of the story might sound familiar to you if you watch it “Stranger Things,” which depicts a young girl with telekinetic powers who escapes from a sinister government organization. King’s novel was a heavy influence on the Netflix series.
“I like [Stranger Things] a lot, but it does owe something to It,” King said in an interview with Rolling Stone. “That’s another book about kids who are weak and helpless by themselves — but together can make something that is very strong.”
Additional King novels set for a big screen adaptation include, “Hearts In Atlantis,” “The Jaunt,” “The Long Walk,” “Revival,” The Stand,” “Sleeping Beauties,” “Tommyknockers,” “Salem’s Lot,” and Amazon is working on a TV adaptation of “Dark Tower,” according to denofgeek.com.
Over the summer, AMC’s streaming service Shudder debuted six episodes of King and George A Romero’s horror anthology “Creepshow.”
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