FIRESTARTER: New “Charlie” Has Been Cast in Blumhouse’s Reboot
Josh Millican
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Young actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong (American Horror Story, The Tomorrow War, It: Chapter II) has snagged the lead role of “Charlie” in the upcoming feature film Firestarter from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and also Weed Road Pictures.
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Synopsis:
A young girl develops pyrokinetic abilities. A secret government agency abducts her because they want to harness her powerful gift as a weapon.
Armstrong joins Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective).
Ryan Kiera Armstrong was born in New York City in 2010. The youngest of 5, Ryan began her professional acting career in 2015. Her first audition was her first booking, first recurring role and the beginning of a life on the road.
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The years to follow would allow her to build a collaborative list of Hollywood’s who’s who including Julie Taymor, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Timothy Hutton, Bill Skarsgard, Amanda Seyfried, Milo Ventimiglia, Kevin Costner, Chris Pratt, Scarlett Johansson, Betty Gilpin, and J.K. Simmons, to name a few. In 2020/2021 Ryan joined the tenth season cast of American Horror Story. Her previous notable roles include Anne with an E, It: Chapter II, and The Glorias, among others. Daughter to Dr. Berta Bacic and actor Dean Armstrong, Ryan also loves school, playing rep soccer, drawing, swimming, and being a total goofball with her friends.
Keith Thomas (The Vigil) directs from a script adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify). The film is based on an adaptation of Stephen King’s classic sci-fi thriller novel Firestarter.
Jason Blum and Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 adaptation of Firestarter starring a young Drew Barrymore in the titular role that Armstrong is now filling, will executive produce.
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Check out the trailer and also synopsis for 1984’s Firestarter below.
Synopsis:
As youths, Andy McGee (David Keith) and his future wife, Vicky (Heather Locklear), participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple’s daughter, Charlie (Drew Barrymore), begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as “The Shop.”
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