Zac Efron Says He Was Excited To Play A Dad In ‘Firestarter’

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Zac Efron's been working constantly for around twenty years now.

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He's yet to handle a horror film.

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He joined in the new variation of Stephen King’s Firestarter.

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“I love the genre. I’ve always wanted to do one," Zac said.

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"Ryan (young actress) was a great first daughter for me to have. It was awesome,” he added.

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Ryan Armstrong plays Charlie, a little girl with pyrokinetic capacities.

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Yet, regardless of how risky things get, her dad Andy (Zac Efron) is there.

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Firestarter hit theaters on May 13th, 2022.

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ALSO,

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