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Firestarter
Release Date: TBA
Genres: Action, Science Fiction
Production Phase: Script Stage
Studio: Universal Pictures Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Company
Who's Making It: Mark L. Smith (Screenwriter), Stephen King (Creator - Writer), Martha De Laurentiis (Producer),
Premise: A young girl and her widowed father, both gifted with fantastic mental powers, are hunted by a government agency. The hunters want the girl, Charlie, because she has the ability to start fires with the... More »
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A new theatrical version of Stephen King's Firestarter novel is in the early stages of development at the Dino De Laurentiis Company. De Laurentiis was also the same production company that made the first Firestarter movie, released in 1984.
The company has hired screenwriter Mark L. Smith (Vacancy, The Hole) to adapt King's novel. "We see this as a unique, character-driven thriller with a supernatural edge, based on a timeless concept and enhanced by recent visual effects advances," said producer Martha De Laurentiis. [Full story]
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