Akiva Goldsman to Direct Firestarter Remake

Blumhouse is developing a remake of Stephen King's classic Firestarter and Akiva Goldsman is on board to direct.

According to Deadline, Goldsman and Jason Blum of Blumhouse shared the news during the Overlook Film Festival. Rectify writer Scott Teems will pen the remake.

Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 film adaptation of Firestarter

Firestarter tells the story of a girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is taken by a secret government agency that wishes to weaponize her unique ability. The original film adaptation, which rereleased in 1984, was directed by Mark L. Lester and starred Drew Barrymore. Universal released the original film and will also be involved in the remake's development.

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