Zac Efron To Star In Stephen King's New 'Firestarter' Adaptation

Actor Zac Efron is joining the reboot of horror master Stephen King's novel "Firestarter" in development at Universal and Blumhouse. The 1980 book follows a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. A young Drew Barrymore starred in the title character in the 1984 film adaptation, which was directed by Mark L Lester.

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