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Blumhouse’s New Adaptation of ‘Firestarter’ Casts Michael Greyeyes
Michael Greyeyes (True Detective) has joined the cast of Blumhouse’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter. The actor will portray John Rainbird, previously portrayed on the screen by George C. Scott.
First published in 1980, Firestarter tells the story of young Charlie McGee, a powerful girl gifted with the ability of pyrokinesis. Charlie came by her powers due to her parents’ participation in experiments run by the mysterious Shop, a government entity that operates largely off the books. Charlie’s father Andy walked away from those experiments with the ability to control the minds of others to an extent while her mother, Victoria, developed some minor telekinetic abilities.
When the Shop discovers Charlie’s abilities, they kidnap her with the intent of weaponizing her gifts.
Among those on the Shop’s payroll is John Rainbird, a paid hitman who covets Charlie’s gifts and considers the privilege of killing her as tantamount to challenging the power of the Gods.
Scott Teems (Halloween Kills) has adapted Firestarter for the screen and Keith Thomas (The Vigil) is set to direct the feature.
Greyeyes comes to the project with an impressive background as an actor, director, choreographer, and scholar. He recently starred in Wild Indian which was just featured as part of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. More of his recent credits include True Detective, I Know This Much is True, and Blood Quantum which centers on a world torn apart by a zombie apocalypse save for an isolated Mi’kmaq tribe on the Red Crow reservation which is inexplicably immune.
Honestly, this is brilliant casting, and the actor will no doubt shine in the role.
Firestarter is produced by Jason Blum and Akiva Goldman along with Martha de Laurentiis as executive producer.
iHorror will keep you posted on all the news about this new adaptation of King’s novel as details become available.
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New ‘The Watchers’ Trailer Adds More to the Mystery
Although the trailer is almost double its original, there is still nothing we can glean from The Watchers other than a harbinger parrot who loves to say, “Try not to die.” But what do you expect this is a Shyamalan project, Ishana Night Shyamalan to be exact.
She is the daughter of twist-ending prince director M. Night Shyamalan who also has a movie coming out this year. And just like her father, Ishana is keeping everything mysterious in her movie trailer.
“You can’t see them, but they see everything,” is the tagline for this movie.
They tell us in the synopsis: “The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.”
The Watchers opens theatrically on June 7.
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‘Founders Day’ Finally Getting a Digital Release
For those who were wondering when Founders Day was going to make it to digital, your prayers have been answered: May 7.
Ever since the pandemic, movies have quickly been made available on digital weeks after their theatrical release. For instance, Dune 2 hit the cinema on March 1 and hit home viewing on April 16.
So what happened to Founders Day? It was a January baby but hasn’t been available to rent on digital until now. Not to worry, JoBlo via Coming Soon reports that the elusive slasher is heading to your digital rental queue early next month.
“A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election.”
Although the film isn’t considered a critical success, it still has some nice kills and surprises. The film was shot in New Milford , Connecticut back in 2022 and falls under the Dark Sky Films horror banner.
It stars Naomi Grace , Devin Druid , William Russ , Amy Hargreaves , Catherine Curtin , Emilia McCarthy and Olivia Nikkanen
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New F-Bomb Laden ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Trailer: Bloody Buddy Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine might be the buddy movie of the decade. The two heterodox superheroes are back in the latest trailer for the summer blockbuster, this time with more f-bombs than a gangster film.
This time the focus is on Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman. The adamantium-infused X-Man is having a bit of a pity party when Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) arrives on the scene who then tries to convince him to team up for selfish reasons. The result is a profanity-filled trailer with a Strange surprise at the end.
Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It comes out on July 26. Here is the latest trailer, and we suggest if you are at work and your space isn’t private, you might want to put in headphones.
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