Stephen King's Firestarter Is Getting Rebooted

Stephen King's Firestarter Is Getting Rebooted

The 1984 cult classic horror movie starring a nine year old Drew Barrymore as a pyromaniac...Is getting rebooted.

By bleedthefreak - Dec 14, 2010 08:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Variety


The creepy and unnerving original Firestarter starred a young Drew Barrymore as an insane and creepy little pyromaniac on the run from the government and it was based of an epic Stephen King book of the same name. Sounds awesome right? Well get ready because we get to see it again!

With a growing trend of rebooting or remaking...well everything, Horror movies seemed to have taken the biggest part in what is hopefully just a fad. With remakes of beloved favorites such as Halloween, Friday The 13th, Last House On The Left, and even A Nightmare On Elm Street it is sad to say that none of them are all that great or even good for that matter.

Firestarter 2.0(as I will be calling it that for the rest of the article) will be based of the novel like the original. Yet will it be a reinvention?(does this make any sense whatsoever to anyone else?)

The production company De Laurentiis Co. chairman Martha De Laurentiis had this to say on the project:

"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,"


The film will be written by Mark L. Smith, with the studio looking to turn the one book into a movie franchise. There is currently no director or cast but stay tuned for updates.
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marvelguy
marvelguy - 12/14/2010, 9:14 PM
She wasn't insane. She was also a pyrokinetic. Just want you to keep it straight.

Now, I would say it's reasonable to reboot it and shoot for two or three pictures. It's well beyond twenty years old and that second try with a sequel was just not interesting.

Heck, it's the perfect CGI focused movie.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 12/14/2010, 9:46 PM
With the amount of money and clout King has garnered over the years, I always wondered why he never started his own production company.He has so many books to adapt and he'd have complete creative control over the projects.

On another note, do you think Ron Howard and the people making The Dark Tower should get ahold of some of the properties that are directly involved in The Dark Tower?
agentofchaos
agentofchaos - 12/14/2010, 10:12 PM
@bleedthefreek you forgot texas chainsaw massacre,but good post bro.everything is getting re-booted,i'm 36 and grew up with so many good movies.the re-makes are shit especially clash of the titans.blah
joker22
joker22 - 12/14/2010, 10:14 PM
Awesome!
agentofchaos
agentofchaos - 12/14/2010, 10:15 PM
@marvelguy,you deffinately have a point brother and i agree.
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 12/14/2010, 10:40 PM
NICE!!!!

Stephen King is immortal lol
Jables
Jables - 12/14/2010, 10:52 PM
oh gosh... i hate reboots and remakes and reinventions and reimaginings and retar.. er.. hollywood.. lol [frick] the reboot!!
AiyalKilU
AiyalKilU - 12/14/2010, 11:32 PM
Sh*t noone cares about
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/15/2010, 1:17 AM
AiyalKilU @ I care about AL BUNDY and MARRIED WITH CHILDREN dude!

One day Hollywood will try and remake that and that day will be a dark day for everyone!!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 12/15/2010, 2:14 AM
ABOUT FRIGGN TIME.

KINDA LOOKS LIKE...
Amazo
Amazo - 12/15/2010, 2:27 AM
I guess 'originality' is a dirty word in Hollywood
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 12/15/2010, 3:34 AM
SPARTAN-THING IS PEOPLE WITH BIG MONEY ARE AFRAID TO LOSE IT, THATS WHY THEY BET ON STUFF THAT DID WELL BEFORE..BATMAN SEQUELS AND ALL THE OTHER PART 2'S AND THREES....
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 12/15/2010, 4:02 AM
Wonder who can top George C. Scott as John Rainbird?... Even Malcolm McDowell wasnt able to do it in that terrible sequel!
Orehrepus
Orehrepus - 12/15/2010, 4:12 AM
I accept no less than Chloe Moretz!


Anybody has any doubt she can look psychotic if she wanted to? LOL!
dracolich666
dracolich666 - 12/15/2010, 4:27 AM
i think someone should stick a REBOOT up hollywoods ass :)
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/15/2010, 4:44 AM
another remake/reboot i didn't see that coming.

@ orehrepus

i agree good call.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 12/15/2010, 4:53 AM
There are so many other Stephen King novels that haven't been adapted into films yet. Why repeat the same ones over and over?

I'm still waiting on a film version of King's "Cell"
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/15/2010, 5:46 AM
supermarioworldE @ Exactly, I'm actually hoping for a STEPHEN KING comic book adaption like AMERICAN VAMPIRE or especially DARK TOWER!
paulyd3
paulyd3 - 12/15/2010, 6:28 AM

@bleedthefreak

Hello Firestarter 2: Rekindled ?!!

REALLY ??!!! Do some research before you post and at least mention the below.

Firestarter 2Because they have not done another once since 1984 right ? I guess Dennis Hopper is a nobody right?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297120/


FireStarter2
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 12/15/2010, 6:39 AM
Dracolich666: I'm with you on this one.

One word here: WHY? Firestarter was the BEST adaptation of a Stephen King book into a movie that was ever done. No major scenes were omitted. The story didn't stray away from the source material. The performances were great, the cinematography was excellent. WHY does this need to be "rebooted"? Too bad we can't sic the Hulk on Hollywood to smash the whole place.
Flagg
Flagg - 12/15/2010, 6:41 AM
I wonder if they'll make her a Breaker to try and cross-promote with the Dark Tower films.
cptamericanotsomuch
cptamericanotsomuch - 12/15/2010, 8:17 AM
maybe drew can come back as the mother!!!
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 12/15/2010, 8:31 AM
@ CptAmericanotsomuch, I like your idea of Drew coming back as a mom. They should do a true sequel with Drew as Charlie this time. That other sequel was lame. Give me a real part 2 to the first film. Also, George C. Scott, Art Carney, David Keith and Louis Fletcher were great in the first film. It'll be hard to out do such great talent.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 12/15/2010, 8:35 AM
I think Samuel L. Jackson should take the place of George C. Scott's character. He could keep the eye patch too....wait, that might get confusing with another character he plays ;-)
fanboy76
fanboy76 - 12/15/2010, 10:12 AM
Im with comicb00kguy WHY? It really was one of thebetter Stephen King adaptations. What ever happened to the saying "If it isnt broke dont fix it?"

Really please stop f-ing with things from my childhood. Be creative you over paid bag of monkey foockers.

I tell ya HO-Wood is turning into a GDMF Soup Sandwhich.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 12/15/2010, 10:20 AM
@LEEE777

I hope Ron Howard can do The Dark Tower justice, because it really is one hell of a novel series to adapt.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 12/15/2010, 3:11 PM
Why?
BrutalDuke
BrutalDuke - 12/15/2010, 3:45 PM
I am getting tired of the remakes of good films. have you guys seen the trailer for the remake of True Grit with jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn. Sorry but that remake is probably gonna suck harder then a whore.
Orehrepus
Orehrepus - 12/16/2010, 1:18 AM
@DP: Thanks.
@Draco: ROTFL!
jessecuster75
jessecuster75 - 12/16/2010, 4:34 PM
christopher walken for george c scotts part
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