Zac Efron to Star in Adaptation of Stephen King’s Thriller ‘Firestarter’
thewrap.comAlso Read: Zac Efron Joins 'Three Men and a Baby' Remake for Disney+The film will follow a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to use her powers as a weapon.King’s novel was first published in 1980 and the following year, the book was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award and Balrog Award, and in 1984, it was adapted into a feature film that also starred David Keith and Martin Sheen.
A mini-series follow-up, “Firestarter: Rekindled,” was released in 2002.Also Read: Zac Efron Special to Lead Discovery's Earth Day Programming Slate (Exclusive)Efron, who currently can be seen in the docu-series “Down to Earth” on Netflix, is represented by CAA,.
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