Blumhouse and Universal have announced that Ryan Kiera Armstrong (American Horror Story will play the lead role of Charlie in their remake of Stephen King's Firestarter. Check out an official still.
Ryan Kiera Armstrong will play the lead role of Charlie in Blumhouse and Universal Pictures' upcoming Firestarter adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel.
Blumhouse Casts ‘Firestarter’ Young Lead
With a remake announced at the end of 2019 that’s largely been quiet since then, the Universal Picture/Blumhouse version of
Firestarter revealed in the fall of 2019 some casting. The project was announced with Keith Thomas directing it based on the screenplay by Scott Teems and with Zac Efron as Andy McGee while Michael Greyeyes will play John Rainbird.
Now, Deadline has updated with a first-look image that comes with the reveal of the young lead for it with Ryan Kiera Armstrong getting the role of Charlie. Originally played by Drew Barrymore, Armstrong has some solid credits to her name already with