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  • ‘It: Chapter 2’: Jessica Chastain Posts Awesome Beverly Fan Art as First Footage Hits Comic-Con

    ‘It: Chapter 2’: Jessica Chastain Posts Awesome Beverly Fan Art as First Footage Hits Comic-Con

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    Andy Muschietti on Instagram

    “It” is almost ready to welcome you back to Derry for “Chapter 2.”

    By the way, if you call the number in the keychain above, from “It” director Andy Muschietti‘s Instagram, it gives you an incorrect number message. At least it did for us. Maybe it’ll direct you straight to Pennywise, inviting you to come down and float with him.

    At any rate, “It: Chapter 2” shared some footage yesterday at San Diego Comic-Con, but it wasn’t too exciting. And it wasn’t released to the public. Red balloon = popped.

    It was mostly behind-the-scenes shots from early filming with the cast — including James McAvoy as adult Bill, Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike, Jay Ryan as Ben, James Ransone as Eddie, and Andy Bean as Stanley.

    According to IGN, the footage did include a scene with the older Losers Club members reuniting at a restaurant. Bill Hader’s Richie asks the group what they’d like to talk about, knowing full well what they’ll be talking about.

    Here’s a more detailed description from Den of Geek with references to Stephen King’s novel:

    “In a sequence that is sure to raise an eyebrow of anyone who’s read Stephen King’s magnum opus in prose form (or saw the dippy 1990 miniseries), we are able to quickly glean the adult cast of It: Chapter Two has gathered in a sequence set in a Chinese restaurant. It is the moment where the Losers Club is all reunited for the first time since their summer pact in 1989, now adults who can barely recall childhood or each other.

    James McAvoy stands tall as Bill Denbrough, sporting a full luscious mane of hair for those wondering if McAvoy was shaving his head again (Bill goes bald in the book). He is staring incredulously at all his childhood friends gathered in one place, including Chastain as an adult Beverly, and most deliciously Bill Hader as adult Richie.

    Banging a tacky ceremonial gong behind him (it is set in suburban Maine), Hader’s Richie shouts out, “What’s up losers?! So what do y’all want to talk about?” At least the way it is edited, James Ransone’s adult Eddie Kaspbrak mutters “holy sh*t” in disbelief. The sequence is part of a sizzle reel that also includes Chastain’s adult Bev being phased by something and checking her smartphone, in a departure from the 1985-set novel.”

    The “It” sequel picks up 27 years after the first movie, but also includes the younger stars.

    Jessica Chastain already shared a face-morphing photo with young Beverly Marsh star Sophia Lillis, and she shared a new piece of fan art with younger Beverly passing the red balloon to her older self:

    Lovely. Yes, Sophia Lillis is the spitting image of a young Amy Adams, but HBO is already going down that road right now with “Sharp Objects.” You can’t typecast Sophia Lillis as Young Amy Adams in Everything.

    Here’s a look at the “It: Chapter 2” table read from earlier this month:

    And here’s James McAvoy with the young and young-at-heart Losers:

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    A post shared by James Mcavoy (@jamesmcavoyrealdeal) on Jun 28, 2018 at 1:36am PDT

    “It: Chapter 2” just started filming, so we can’t expect a trailer to arrive anytime soon. It’s scheduled to open in theaters September 6, 2019.

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  • ‘It’ Director Really Wants to Remake ‘Pet Sematary’

    The success of the new movie adaptation of “It” has sparked interest in remaking Stephen King’s other books — starting with “Pet Sematary.”

    “It” director Andy Muschietti and sister/producer Barbara Muschietti really want to get their hands on it.

    “My affection for ‘Pet Sematary’ will go on until I die,” Andy Muschietti told Entertainment Weekly. “I will always dream about the possibility of making a movie.”

    “Pet Sematary” was adapted into a movie in 1989, starring Denise Crosby and Dale Midkiff as a young couple who move in next to a haunted burial ground.

    The Muschiettis are working on a sequel to “It,” but afterward, hope to tackle “Pet Sematary.” One complication: Paramount still holds the rights to the book, while they made “It” for Warner Bros.

    “I really hope we can do it. But if we do it, we have to do it justice, like we did with It,” Barbara Muschietti said. “The versions we read in the past years, the scripts we’ve read, have not been, in our opinion, representative of the book.”

  • ‘It’ Director’s Cut Will Scare You For 15 More Minutes

    “It” can get scarier!

    The hit horror movie based on Stephen King’s novel has been cleaning up at the box office, and fans clamoring for more will likely make the Blu-ray release just as successful since it will feature a new director’s cut.

    Director Andy Muschietti and sister/producer Barbara Muschietti revealed on a Facebook Live with Yahoo Movies that they’ve been asked to create a longer cut with “probably [be] an extra 15 minutes for hardcore fans,” Andy said.

    Some of that will include an extended version of the quarry scene, when the Losers Club members dare each other to jump off a cliff into the water.

    “After the spitting contest it escalates into something that is completely weird and irrelevant to the scene but is so funny,” he said. “Jack Grazer, who plays Eddie, does something that is completely bonkers.”

    And there’s another scene that Muschietti had to cut that he hopes to include.

    “There’s a great scene, it’s a bit of a payoff of the Stanley Uris plot which is the bar mitzvah, where he delivers a speech against all expectations,” he said. “It’s basically blaming all the adults of Derry [for the town’s history of deadly “accidents” and child disappearances], and it has a great resolution.”

  • Exclusive: ‘It’ Director Confirms Sequel Will Bring Back the Losers’ Club

    The filmmakers behind Stephen King’s “It” wisely chose to focus on the kids/”Losers’ Club” for the first half of their highly-anticipated adaptation, with the sequel centering on the adults.

    So how does director Andy Muschietti plan on bringing the kids back for “Chapter Two”?

    “Flashbacks,” said the director in an exclusive interview with Moviefone. While some fans, trades, and sites have posited rumors about this being the plan, we can confirm that — if Muschietti’s vision for the sequel comes to pass — Bill, Bev, and the rest of the Losers’ Club will appear in more than a cameo capacity. In fact, that’s the only way Muschietti would want to do it.

    “I obviously related to the kids. [Their] story obviously means a lot to me… and it wouldn’t feel right to continue or complete this story without involving them or going back and, you know, revisiting them somehow.”

    Muscheitti stressed, at the time of our interview, that the studio and filmmakers are just in the early “talking” stages of sequel plans. And should those plans move forward as expected, it is safe to assume that fans can expect new scenes filmed with the kids — hopefully ones that bride the gap between their last encounter with Pennywise when they were kids with their newest one as adults.

    The “It” sequel has no release date yet, but look for the film to hit theaters (at the earliest) in 2019.

  • ‘It’ Movie Wraps Production With Creepy Pennywise Photo

    It’s been a long and winding road for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic “It,” but at long last, the flick has finally finished production. To celebrate, naturally, filmmakers couldn’t help but share another super creepy image featuring everyone’s favorite demented clown, Pennywise.

    Screenwriter and producer Barbara Muschietti — the sister of director Andres Muschietti, and a producer on “It” — revealed that the production has wrapped with a post on Instagram, thanking the cast and crew for their hard work, and adding a special shout-out to King “for giving us this tale.” Muschietti also took the opportunity to share a snap featuring what looks like a jack in the box version of Pennywise, and it’s just as horrifying as you’d imagine such a demented toy to be.

    That shudder-inducing image is in keeping with what we’ve seen of Pennywise so far, though, so at least we know that filmmakers are consistent with their vision for the iconic character, played in this new version by actor Bill Skarsgard. It remains to be seen whether or not this creepy toy will pop up in the flick, but it will almost certainly be popping up in our nightmares later.

    As mentioned above, the journey to the big screen has been an arduous one for “It,” with disagreements over budget, a departing director, a delayed release date, and the loss of a key actor all plaguing the production. But now that filming has officially wrapped, it looks like it’s smooth sailing here on out for the horror flick.

    “It” will be split into two parts, with the first set to hit theaters on September 8, 2017.

    [via: Barbara Muschietti]

    Photo credit: Warner Bros.

  • Stephen King’s ‘It’ Lands New Director Andy Muschietti

    'Mama' Madrid PhotocallHorror fans had high hopes for Cary Fukunaga‘s planned adaptation of Stephen King classic “It,” before the director abruptly left the project back in May. Now, the flick has apparently found his replacement.

    The Hollywood Reporter writes that Andy Muschietti is in negotiations to take over for Fukunaga, who departed the flick after reported differences with studio New Line over creative choices and budgetary concerns. While a relative newcomer in Hollywood, Muschietti has already proven his horror chops, directing and co-writing 2013 hit “Mama,” which starred Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

    According to THR, “It” was supposed to have started shooting in June, but Fukunaga’s exit threw a wrench in those plans, and there’s no clear revised start date yet. Like Fukunaga’s version, the plan is still to split the movie into two parts to service King’s massive novel, and New Line will hire a new writer “to tailor a script to Muschietti’s vision,” per THR.

    Another consideration for Muschietti is whether or not Will Poulter will remain involved with the flick. The young actor had been cast as evil clown Pennywise — reportedly at the behest of Fukunaga, who loved Poulter’s audition — but according to THR, is “no longer officially attached but could possibly return depending on scheduling and other factors.”

    We’ll have to wait for the ink to dry on Muschietti’s contract before we find out more. Here’s hoping he has more success with the adaptation than Fukunaga.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter]

    Photo credit: Getty Images

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