EXCLUSIVE: American Horror Story and The Tomorrow War actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong has landed the lead role of Charlie in Blumhouse, Weed Road Pictures and Universal’s update of Stephen King’s Firestarter.
She is pictured above in what is the first look from the movie.The role was made famous by Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 feature, repping the young actress’ first role following the uber-blockbuster E.T.
The Extra-Terrestrial. In Firestarter, a young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon.
Armstrong joins Zac Efron and Michael Greyeyes who were previously announced. The pic is being directed by Keith Thomas (The Vigil) and the screenplay
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