Of course, it turns out that the lawsuit is actually a front for John Rainbird (Malcolm McDowell), the government fixer from the first film who Charlie thought she'd killed. In turns out Rainbird's ...

"Of course I was a fan beforehand!" the actress tells PEOPLE about working with Zac Efron Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and ...

As one of the most ubiquitous modern writers, Stephen King's work has seen endless adaptations -- so it's no surprise that ...

Neighbors and High School Musical star plays the father of girl with supernatural powers in updated adaptation of King's novel. "I play the dad, and Ryan plays my daughter Charlie, and then my wife is ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Out now in theaters and on Peacock is a fresh adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter, with the ...

“Firestarter” is hot. It’s not only that the 1984 classic has been given the Blumhouse Productions remake treatment, out in theatres and streaming on Peacock, but the beloved ’80s ensemble “Stranger ...

Firestarter is a rare new movie released simultaneously on the big screen and streaming, starting Friday. Here's everything to know. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the ...

One of the most maligned Stephen King remakes ever is now a streaming hit on Netflix. Does this feature fizzle or burn?

Zac Efron isn’t terrible in Peacock’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 novel Firestarter, but he is distracting. Every once in a while, while watching it, the thought appears unbidden, as if it was ...

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 ...

Universal already had May 13 this year reserved for a Blumhouse movie, and it turns out that’s Firestarter. The movie will go day-and-date on Peacock too as the streamer needs to up its paid ...