
So, the biggest question now is, “Did It live up to all of the hype?”

Once these teens stumble upon Derry’s dark and shocking history surrounding the multitude of unexplained disappearances of many of the town’s children over the last several years, the gang makes it their personal mission to destroy the wickedness which has long plagued their quaint town for centuries, but which still remains uncaught and continues to reemerge every 27 years to collect more kids and kill more cravings.

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Vincent 2014, Midnight Special 2016) as stuttering yet unrelenting Bill Denbrough Jeremy Ray Taylor ( Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 2015, Ant-Man 2015) as the new kid on the block, Ben Hanscom Sophia Lillis ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2014, 37 2016) as the feisty and fearless Beverly Marsh and Finn Wolfhard ( Stranger Things series) as the wisecracking and loquacious Richie Tozier – whom also co-directed and starred in the 2017 short, Sonora.Īmongst others, the movie also starred Chosen Jacobs ( Hawaii Five-O series, Cops and Robbers 2017) as the conflicted Mike Hanlon Jack Dylan Grazer ( Tales of Halloween 2015, Me, Myself & I series) as the overtly anxious, paranoid “Mama’s boy,” Eddie Kaspbrak Wyatt Oleff ( Guardians to the Galaxy I & II 2014 & 2017) as the quiet and reserved Stanley Uris and finally, making his feature film debut, Jackson Robert Scott as Bill’s younger brother, Georgie – whose disappearance eight months prior to summer vacation would remain the motivation behind the Loser’s Club assiduous explorations of the sewers and eventual discovery of the psychotic, homicidal creature capable of taking on the form of whatever its victims fear most.Įxpanding upon the story portrayed in the original, It tells the tale of seven children who come together to form a crew of outcasts, that refer to themselves as the Loser’s Club, after suffering constant bullying and bonding over their shared traumatic encounters with a ravenous, kid-craving clown that has an insatiable hunger for fear. The film featured Bill Skarsgård ( Hemlock Grove series, Atomic Bomb 2017) as the frightening, dancing clown, Pennywise Jaeden Lieberher ( St. With that being said, the cast was seamlessly selected to include some of the most talented young actors (and actress) to hit Hollywood in recent years. Given an estimated budget of about $35 million, It was also surprisingly the cheapest movie to ever hit $100 million on opening weekend. The film shattered records, making it the highest grossing debut weekend for an R-Rated Horror movie ever, and the highest grossing release in September ever. He then consulted with Gary Dauberman ( Annabelle 2014, Annabelle: Creation 2017) regarding slight screenplay revisions and additions.įor a film that took seven years to develop and involved a plethora of changes to both cast and crew, It was a glowing success at the box office and brought in over $117 million on opening weekend in the US alone. Muschietti mostly stuck with the original script, but did omit some scenes which would have pushed the film into NC-17 territory. He then dropped the project in 2015 due to micromanaging issues and limited artistic liberties being afforded to him which is when Writer/Director Andy Muschietti – who created the 2013 film Mama, which was based on his 2008 short of the same name – then took over. The movie was initially written by Chase Palmer ( Neo-Noir 2002, Shock and Awe 2004) and Cary Fukunaga ( True Detective 2014, Beasts of No Nation 2015), with Fukunaga taking over the role of director. Wait, most are probably thinking, “How could this be? A remake of one of the greatest Horror movie ever?” The answer is yes, and this is how. Entertainment Inc, in conjunction with Katzsmith Productions, Lin Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Vertigo Entertainment, it is also one of the greatest Horror films (if not the greatest) to be released not just in recent years, but quite possibly ever.

Released in US theaters on September 8th via New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.
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It is the new Horror/Drama remake of the 1990 TV mini-series that shares the same title, and which were both based on the infamous novel by Master of Horror Stephen King.
