Stephen King's IT

[Burke]

I thought I made a thread for the remake ages ago but I couldn't find one. Anyway, it's in danger of not happening now.

A remake of Stephen King's clown horror film It looks like it may have to be abandoned after the director walked away from the project.

Cary Fukunaga, who won an Emmy for directing the first series of True Detective, reportedly left New Line Cinema's adaptation due to budget issues and an unfinished script.

King tweeted: "The remake of IT may be dead - or undead - but we'll always have Tim Curry. He's still floating down in the sewers of Derry."

Tim Curry played demonic clown Pennywise, who lives in a sewer system, in the TV miniseries made in 1990.

The film was due to begin shooting in three weeks.

British star Will Poulter, 22, was reported to be in line to play Pennywise.

It is thought Fukunaga fell out with the studios over his plans to remake It in two parts again and the rising costs.

It is not known if a new director will be signed up to take over the project.

It might be for the best. I had a little hope with Fukunaga directing though.

The kid from We're the Millers was due to play Pennywise.

[Brandon]

Thank you for giving this thread a title I wouldn't have to go back and change later.

Even though you made it for a movie that probably isn't going to be made...

[Burke]

variety.com/2015/film/news/stephen-kings-it-new-director-1201541881/

New Line’s feature adaptation of Stephen King’s “It” has gained a new director — Andy Muschietti, who directed 2013’s “Mama.”

Muschietti is in talks to replace Cary Fukunaga, who dropped out of the project over the Memorial Day weekend over budget issues. Fukunaga, best known for directing the first season of “True Detective,” came on board the project in 2012.

Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing through their KatzSmith banner while Dan Lin and Roy Lee are also producing. Barbara Muschietti, sister of Andy Muscietti, is also expected to be a producer on the project.

King’s massive 1986 novel — with 1,136 pages in its original publication — was adapted as a TV miniseries in 1991 starring the late John Ritter and Tim Curry. The story follows seven outcast children who come together over summer break to take on a monster troubling their town, only to face their own personal demons in the process.

“It” is a shape-shifting villain who mostly appears in the form of a clown named Pennywise with the aim of attracting young children as prey. The entity first appears in 1957 in Derry, Maine — a fictional town that appears in several of King’s works. King is a native of Portland, Maine.

Will Poulter had been attached to play Pennywise before Fukunaga exited so it’s unclear if he will remain in the role, since Muscietti’s deal has not closed.

“Mama” starred Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and was a surprise success with worldwide grosses of nearly $150 million on a $15 million budget. Muschietti directed from his own script, based on his 2008 Argentine short film of the same name.

Jon Silk is executive producing “It.” Richard Brener, Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter are overseeing for New Line while Niija Kuykendall is overseeing for Warner Bros.

Mama was pretty creepy. I'm still not too excited for this though.

[Burke]

Bill Skarsgard has the It factor.

The actor, who is one of the stars of Hemlock Grove, has nabbed the role of Stephen King’s iconic villain Pennywise the Clown in New Line’s adaptation of the author’s landmark novel It.

Skarsgard is in final negotiations to star in the horror pic whose cast will also include St. Vincent actor Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs and Jeremy Ray Taylor.

Andy Muschietti, the director behind the surprise horror hit Mama, is directing the adaptation, which is being told in two parts. Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Barbara Muschietti are producing.

The story follows a group of teens called the Losers Club who defeat a creature called It. Years later, the creature returns, and the club, now adults, have to band together again even though they have no memory of the first battle.

New Line’s first movie will tell the kids’ story while the second movie will focus on the adults.

Pennywise is the form the evil entity frequently takes. He is a clown who, when he smiles, is all killer teeth.

The project was originally coming together under the direction of Cary Fukunaga, who left over creative differences, and at the time, Will Poulter (We’re the Millers, The Revenant) was to have played Pennywise. The search for a new director pushed the movie by a year and Poulter was no longer available.

Jon Silk is executive producing It. Richard Brener, Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter are overseeing the project for New Line.

Skarsgard is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and the brother Alexander Skarsgard, the latter who stars in Warner’s Legend of Tarzan this summer. Apart from Hemlock Grove, the actor has appeared in Lionsgate’s Divergent.

He is repped by WME and Magnolia Entertainment.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephen-kings-adaptation-finds-pennywise-898993

Never heard of him.

[Mutant Couch]

I 100% thought that was Steve Buscemi's son.

[Burke]

[Brandon]

Jun 14, 2016 17:06:37 GMT -5 Burke said:

[Mutant Couch]

When did Pennywise become a Chola?

[Burke]

I'm pretty sure this is going to suck.

[Burke]

[Burke]

It actually looks good but I still don't see the point.

[Brandon]

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