Merrick here...
THIS piece in Variety says that the Dino De Laurentiis Co. and Universal are teaming to reboot FIRESTARTER, inspired by Stephen King's 1980 book (which was previously adapted by director Mark L. Lester back in 1984 as a film that starred Drew Barrymore).
Mark L. Smith will script the new version, which Variety says is...
expected to be loosely based on the original King book, but the main character is to be reinvented with a little more edge.
While The Powers That Be hope to get the project rolling next year, it's still being scripted and has yet to go out to directors. So, who knows?
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