IT: CHAPTER 2 Massive Runtime Revealed and Stephen King Shares His Thoughts on The Film
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IT: Chapter 2 director Andy Muschietti has confirmed that the highly anticipated sequel has a runtime of two hours and 45 minutes! That’s a long-ass movie and I can’t wait to watch it! While talking to Digital Spy, Muschietti explained:
“At the beginning, when you’re writing and building the beats of the story, everything that you put in there seems very essential to the story. However, when you have the movie finally edited and it’s four hours long, you realize that some of the events and some of the beats can be easily lifted but the essence of the story remains intact. You cannot deliver a 4-hour movie because people will start to feel uncomfortable – no matter what they see – but we ended up having a movie that is 2 hours and 45 minutes, and the pacing is very good.”
The director when on to say that, “nobody who’s seen the movie has had any complaint.” That’s good to hear! I won’t complain about audiences being terrified for nearly three hours! One of the people who has seen the movie already is Stephen King, and he described the film as “epic”:
IT CHAPTER 2: The final confrontation is epic.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 27, 2019
This is one of those movie that can’t get here soon enough! I loved the first movie and I have no doubt that this sequel is going to be just as good. To watch the most recent trailer of the film, click here!
The sequel is set 27 years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise The Clown when they were kids. As they've grown up, they've forgotten about what had happened. When bad things start to happen in Derry again and kids begin to go missing, Mike Hanlon, who stayed behind in Derry to keep watch over the town, calls up his old friends and reminds them of the promise they made to come back and stop it if it ever came back.
The cast of the film includes James McAvoy as Bill, Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Jay Ryan (Beauty and the Beast) as Ben, James Ransone (Generation Kill) as Eddie, with Andy Bean (Here and Now) as Stanley Uris, and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike. The younger versions of these character are played by Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jack Dylan Grazer.
It was previously revealed that Chapter 2 will also have a much darker tone to it, and it has been said that Mike Hanlon's character will be drastically changed, as he will be a junkie. You can read more about that here.
The sequel will also most likely explore Pennywise the Clown a little more. We've heard that the sequel may include elements from Pennywise's history in Derry such as the story behind The Black Spot. The writer of the film, Gary Dauberman, also previously teased a heartbreaking ending for the movie.
IT: Chapter 2 will hit theaters on September 6th, 2019.