Firestarter
The upcoming picture version of Stephen King ’s novelFirestarterhas discover a newfangled director in Fatih Akin . A German - Turkish theater director , Akin is most well - known in the United States as the author and music director ofIn the Fade , one of the Best Foreign Language Film nominee at the Oscars earlier this year .
Firestarteris based on Stephen King ’s 1980 novel of the same name and comply the story of Andy McGee and his young daughter , Charlie , who is empower with the power of pyrokiesis and capable to create fire with her cerebration . The two are act on by the governing , which hopes to take McGee ’s girl and weaponize Charlie ’s ability . In 1984 , the novel was adapted into a film starring Drew Barrymore as young Charlie . Universal Pictures first revealed plans to remake King ’s report into yetanother celluloid back in 2010 , but it has been stuck in development hell ever since . It was only last twelvemonth thatAkiva Goldsman was set to directthe version , but that ’s no longer the case .
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Varietyreports that Goldsman has been replace by Fatih Akin , with Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures still producing and distributing the plastic film . While Goldsman was also slated to write the script for Universal’sFirestarter , Scott Teems has now been hired to publish the latest draft of the screenplay .
Akin ’s filmmaking background is primarily in independent dramas . In gain toIn the Fade , he is be intimate for having written and channelise films such asHead - OnandThe Edge of Heaven . DirectingFirestarterfor Universal will be his first American smash hit , but that ’s nothing to be worried about as his resume is actually similar to Andrés Muschietti’sbefore he took on theITseries . Muschetti had only directed a few modest - scale of measurement films , most notably the 2013 revulsion filmMama , before his adaptation of Stephen King’sITlast year .
Although he does not have extensive experience with big - budget productions , Akin ’s hire asFirstarter ’s new conductor is an exciting move . In the age in which many production company are looking to parry their bets and choose “ dependable ” choices for their writer and director - such as Disney , which recently indicate that it is look to take a moreconventional road with Star Wars directors- Universal ’s alternative of Akin is a daring one . Giving this Stephen King adaptation to the film maker , whose background is in smaller , more intimate production , reflects the society ’s willingness to expand their roll to include more various originative voices and remain their evolution relationship with Blumhouse , whose strategy in little production has done wonder in late years . IfFirestartersucceeds , perhaps it may encourage other production company to do the same .
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Source : Variety
