Goldsman made his directorial debut with 2014’s critically panned Winter’s Tale and will serve as writer and producer on The Dark Tower.
With the trailer for Stephen King’s It having broken records and The Dark Tower on the way, studios are jumping at the chance to adopt other classic works by the author.
Firestarter will be directed by Akiva Goldsman, who wrote an Oscar-winning screenplay for A Beautiful Mind and will direct Blumhouse’s upcoming supernatural horror, Stephanie.
According to Deadline, the new adaptation was announced at Overlook Film Festival by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions.