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CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Stephen King is such a prolific author that not only have many of his stories been adapted into movies and/or TV shows, but quite a few of them have been adapted for such media more than once. For instance, his novel Firestarter to simply copy what its cinematic predecessor did. Akiva Goldsman is one of the producers attached to the new version of Firestarter, and he’s no stranger to Stephen King-related projects, having previously produced 2017’s The ...

Faces of the California National Guard: Why members put their personal lives on hold to serve © Provided by KCRA Sacramento national guard Members of the California National Guard had their fair share of challenges this past year, from the pandemic — to wildfires — and everything in between. Their latest efforts include organizing, supporting and vaccinating California residents to protect them against COVID-19.Sign up for our Newsletters But what some may not realize, is that the men an...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Making the transition from child star to adult actor is a challenge that many have tried and failed, but Zac Efron is certainly an exception. He landed his first acting gig when he was only 15 years old, and was world famous before he turned 20, but key professional choices over the last decade have helped his career endure his maturity. The most important factor in this has been helping fans change their perception of him as a performer, and director Keith Thomas ...

Theres nothing quite like seeing a movie star take on a series of challenging roles. After establishing himself on both lighter television fare ("High School Musical") and film ("Neighbors"), Jewish actor Zac Efron is going for it. Or, going for as many different roles as possible. The surprising part was that the darker he went, the better of an actor he became. Its that particular shade of authentic pale on his resume that I think he will one day pick up an Oscar.  Ted Bundy will always re...

CinemaBlend Firestarter, is a textured and well-built character. He’s not just a man with psychic powers courtesy of a drug trial he volunteered for while in college, but also the father to a daughter with extraordinary abilities whom he must protect while on the run from a shadowy government agency known as The Shop. It would be a meaty role for any star taking on the part in the upcoming remake, but it’s a part that has belonged to Zac Efron since last fall, and per director Keith T...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard The works of Stephen King have been adapted more times than any other living author, with short stories and novels being transformed into movies, shows, and miniseries – and it’s not all that uncommon for filmmakers to take multiple cracks at the same material. For example, King’s first three books were Carrie, Salem’s Lot, and The Shining, and since they were released in the late 1970s all three have been given the Hollywood treatment multip...

Michael Greyeyes Joins the Cast of Stephen King’s FIRESTARTER Reboot at Universal & Blumhouse Michael Greyeyes Joins the Cast of Stephen Kings FIRESTARTER Reboot at Universal & Blumhouse! By Josh Millican Michael Greyeyes ( Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) has been cast as the character of “Rainbird” in the upcoming reboot of Stephen King’s  Firestarter; the character is described as “a relentless powerful ...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard As of right now, there are a lot of Stephen King adaptations that are currently in the works – both for the big screen and small – but few are as exciting as the developing remake of the 1980 novel Firestarter. The film is set to be produced by Blumhouse and directed by up-and-comer Keith Thomas, and it was reported this past summer that Zac Efron has signed on to play the role of Andy McGee – a young man who has to go on the run with his pyrokineti...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard As many Stephen King adaptations have been made over the years, it’s actually surprising how few of them have been television series. We’ve seen plenty of feature films, TV movies, and miniseries, but you can count the number of straight-up shows on your fingers: 2002’s The Dead Zone, 2004s Kingdom Hospital, 2010’s It’s not an easy thing to complain about just given the quantity of adaptations we’ve seen going back to the mid-1970s,...