Zac Efron's daughter is a ticking time bomb in the trailer for Firestarter
The upcoming Blumhouse production is based on the 1980 Stephen King novel of the same name
In his first fatherly role, Zac Efron plays a dad to a young girl with explosive emotions. Firestarter follows the child whose fiery feelings of anger and pain have combustible consequences. Sydney Lemmon (Helmstrom), Gloria Reuben (Mr. Robot), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (American Horror Story), and Michael Greyeyes (Home Before Dark) are all set to star alongside Efron in the forthcoming film.
In Firestarter, based off of the 1980 Stephen King novel of the same name, a young girl named Charlie (Armstrong) possesses pyrokinetic abilities which ignite during moments of heightened emotions. Once her secret abilities become exposed at the age of 11, she and her father must go on the run from a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. Efron plays Andy McGee, who sets out to protect Charlie while teaching her how to control her powers, he may or may not possess some abilities of his own.