Warner Bros. Announces Release Date for Stephen King’s IT
I’ve been waiting for this new big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s IT since it was first announced. However, I was way more excited when True Detective director Cary Fukunaga was attached to direct it. He left the project due to creative differences, though, and was replaced by Andres Muschietti (Mama). Now I’m not quite sure what to expect as the new director hasn’t really talked about his vision since he took over the project.
According to inside sources at Variety, “It has been on a roller coaster after losing Fukunaga,” but production is set to begin this summer. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have announced that the first part of the two-part film will be released on September 18th, 2017.
The report also says that Will Poulter, who was originally cast in the role of Pennywise the Clown in Fukunaga’s version of the film, dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The studio is now meeting with actors to portray the classic clown villain and other characters in the movie.
The story follows seven kids who come together to form The Losers Club. Along with battling their own life problems with bullies and such, they are faced with the challenge of battling a monster clown who is killing kids in their small town. The first film will focus on that, and the second one will focus on these same characters as adults when they come back to face the monster again and destroy him once and for all.