Firestarter | Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD

Only In Cinemas May 12

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Genre: Thriller
Cast: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, with Michael Greyeyes and Gloria Reuben
Directed by: Keith Thomas
Screenplay by: Scott Teems, based on the novel by Stephen King
Producers: Jason Blum, Akiva Goldsman
Executive Producers: Ryan Turek, Gregory Lessans, Scott Teems, Martha De Laurentiis, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules

In a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller from the producers of The Invisible Man, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her.

For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative (Michael Greyeyes; Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls) is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

The film also stars Kurtwood Smith (Amityville: The Awakening, Hitchcock), John Beasley (The Purge: Anarchy, The Sum of All Fears) and Gloria Reuben (Lincoln, Mr. Robot). The Firestarter score is composed by the legendary John Carpenter (Halloween, Christine, The Fog) and his fellow Halloween franchise composers Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies.

Directed by Keith Thomas (The Vigil), from a screenplay by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills) based on the novel by Stephen King, Firestarter is produced by Jason Blum (Halloween, The Invisible Man) for Blumhouse and Oscar® winner Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Constantine) for Weed Road Pictures. The film’s executive producers are Ryan Turek, Gregory Lessans, Scott Teems, Martha De Laurentiis, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules.

[AldatraSam]

You know you're growing old when the dad actor is the same age as you

[charlieosko]

Finally the special effects have caught up to what Stephen King movies really need. Can't wait for this classic!

[KateKosmo]

This looks good! Glad to see Zac Efron back.

[blancobaby]

This should have been a series it has the tone for one

[MGrose]

One of my favorite movies in the 80s! Can’t wait to see this!

[redt]

It's about time we got a Firestarter reboot

[pauljordan]

The original 1984 FIRESTARTER with Drew Barrymore will always be my favorite but this new remake looks good.

[mosessteenbeke]

Firestarter (2022) needs to have its own tv show.

[SaposaBear]

I loved this film. I don't understand why the critics are sh*tting on it. The cinematographer, the acting, the dialogue, I loved everything.

[kennycase]

Drew Barrymore needs to make a cameo or have some part in this 👍👍👍👍👍

[Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jcuq]

The fact John carpenter is scoring this is amazing 👏

[makkonen]

Welp, that looks to be the entire movie. No need to go to theaters.

[Gkm-]

liked this movie. The acting was good and it was interesting throughout the film. They could have done a little more backstory but I honestly really liked it

[bobafett]

I’m excited for this movie I didn’t even know about the 1984 one and I loved the invisible man so this will be good

[jonwolfchild]

The day will be sad when Stephen king dies and the whole world will know that he made the past and present a wonderful chilling world of tales that kept readers on edge of your seat. Looking forward to this

[danwilliams]

Love that they're using the same font as was used on the original bookcover - the one I read back in '81 when I was 11. Firestarter was what started my love affair with King's writing, so it's special to me. I actually put off watching the movie until it came out on VHS because I didn't want it coloring my view of the novel. When I did see it, I was mostly okay with it. I thought Andy (Charlie's dad) was perfectly portrayed by David Keith, and I'm not seeing that character at all with Zac Efron in this trailer. On the flip side, I have always felt Drew Barrymore came across as too babyish in the 80's film, and the girl playing her here is much more in keeping with the novel. George C. Scott as Rainbird, I felt, was really odd, and the character he played seemed creepy on an almost pedophilic level. The new Rainbird looks much more the part. Let's hope he can act it. It appears Captain Hollister will be female this time around. Inconsequential for me, as Hollister is about as generic a bad guy as King has ever created. Let's just thank the good god of constant readers they didn't make Charlie a boy this time around, since the prevailing theme of Firestarter is the bond between father and DAUGHTER. Can I get an anti-woke "whew?" Anyway, from this real-deal Firestarter fan from way back, I'll be checking this one out, and I'll admit the trailer gives me some hope.

[yotehunter]

52 years old and BY FAR THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE THESE

[liamobrien]

They'll never beat the 1984 version. George C Scott, Freddie Jones, Martin Sheen. . . it was brilliant.

[roselynch]

you know you are old when zac efron plays a dad

[jonmoore]

I hope the father’s abilities are not left out or downplayed. His character in the book was equally awesome as Charlie.