Do you like clowns or do you find them creepy? If your response is the latter, perhaps you're one of those kids who was haunted by the child-killing clown Pennywise in the '90s television mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's "It." But now, Pennywise is getting ready to torment new generation of kids through the upcoming movie adaptation.
For years, reports about a new movie adaptation of Stephen King's "It" have circulated. Unfortunately, it was until the latter days of June that the start of production has been confirmed.
Stephen King's 'It' Delayed
In fact, the new version of Stephen King's "It" has been plagued with delays in its production, especially with director Cary Fukunaga's exit. According to Coming Soon, Fukunaga was originally hired as the director of the two-part film project with "The Maze Runner" actor Will Poulter as Pennywise but they and New Line Cinema parted ways in 2015 due to creative differences.
"I was trying to make an unconventional horror film," Fukunaga told Variety. "They wanted archetypes and scares. I wrote the script. They wanted me to make a much more inoffensive, conventional script. But I don't think you can do proper Stephen King and make it inoffensive."
Stephen King's 'It' Release Date
After a series of delays and setbacks, Stephen King's "It" is finally happening. As a matter of fact, "Mama" film director Andy Muschietti recently announced the start of production on Instagram. The new version of Stephen King's "It" is scheduled for released on Sept. 8, 2017 while the release date for the second installment has yet to be revealed, NME notes.
Stephen King's 'It' Part 1 And 2 Plot
Despite the fact that Fukunaga is no longer part of Stephen King's "It" production, his vision to retell the Pennywise's child-killing spree in two movie projects will still remain. As for the first part, the film will follow the main protagonists' journeys (as youths) as they fight against their own fears, bullies and Pennywise during the heyday of the murderous clown's child-killing binge, Screen Rant reports. Stephen King's "It" part 2, however, will depict the main characters' "reluctant reunion" of the Loser's Club members as adults to end what they started together as It returns to Derry, Maine. The second installment of Stephen King's "It" will follow the events after "decades of dormancy."
A photo posted by Andy Muschietti (@andy_muschietti) on Jun 24, 2016 at 7:17pm PDT
Stephen King's 'It' Cast
As for Stephen King's "It" cast, it includes Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the clown. Skarsgard will also be joined by Jaeden Liberher as the young Bill Denbrough, Jack Grazer as Stan Uris, Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanlon, Owen Teague as Patrick Hockstetter, Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers, Javier Botet as The Leper, Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh, Wyatt Oleff as Eddie Kaspbrak, Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier and Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben Hanscom, Digital Trends learns.
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