WB Remaking Stephen King's It

[Lustful Butchery]

One of Stephen King's classic creations is finally heading to the silver screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. will be bringing the Stephen King novel It to the big screen.

The studio has hired Dave Kajganich (The Invasion, Pet Sematary new remake) to write the script based off King's novel. The novel was previously adapted for a 1990 mini-series, Stephen King's It. The story follows a group of miscreants called The Losers Club who come into contact with a creature called It, who takes form in a clown called Pennywise. Years later, as adults, the group are brought together when the creature returns, even though they can't remember the original incident.

No production schedule was given for the new film, but it was said that the remake would be set in the present day.

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[KAGEKI]

Just when I thought it was over, I wonder who's going to play It/Pennywise in this one?

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

:nono:

I always thought the mini-series was pretty decent -- especially for a TV movie -- and one of the few good Stephen King adaptations. They're not going to find a better Pennywise than Tim Curry.

 

[Mang0TarD]

:nono:They're not going to find a better Pennywise than Tim Curry.

Q. F. to the mother fuckin' T.
With all these remakes, the next generation's just gonna be dealt a whole new kind of **** in the theaters getting a skewed version of some really good films.

 

[The 2nd Evil]

Good.

If anything ever needed a remake, it's It.

And yes, Tim Curry is Pennywise!

 

[Sndtrkman]

:nono:

I always thought the mini-series was pretty decent -- especially for a TV movie -- and one of the few good Stephen King adaptations. They're not going to find a better Pennywise than Tim Curry.

That is so freaking true. Watching "IT" now still creeps me out because of Tim Curry. It's just sad though that 2 of the actors from that mini-series are dead (Jonathan Brandis and John Ritter).

 

[KamenRiderRaze]

Man, Tim Curry alone made me **** bricks as a kid when I first watched that movie. "They all float down here!".

 

[KingRanger]

He was good as Pennywise, but he ruled the freaking universe as Darkness.

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

He was good as Pennywise, but he ruled the freaking universe as Darkness.

He's the only reason to even watch Legend, IMO. But I still prefer his Pennywise role.

He also steals the show in Clue, which says a lot since that was a hell of a talented cast. Curry deserved a better career than he ended up with.

 

[Lustful Butchery]

Updates on the remake for Stephen King's It.

DC got a chance to talk to Dave Kajganich, the one who will write the script for the remake of Stephen King's IT for a theatrical release. Kajganich shed some light on some of the aspects of his concept for the remake, and insight on how to turn this HUGE story into a single movie.

"The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally -- mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book -- and with a *great* deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters," says Kajganich.

Well, it sounds like Kajganich is atleast going to take some care with the original story, but that's not much of a twist.

"I think the real twist here is that my pitch to WB -- which they've assured me they're on board for -- is that this will not be PG-13. This will be R. Which means we can really honor the book and engage with the traumas (both the paranormal ones and those they deal with at home and school) that these character endure

Oh yeah! That's what we wanted to hear. No crummy PG-13 remake here, which is surprising for WB. We're going right towards the R rating, which I believe this movie would need to stay true to the horrors of the book. Speaking of the book, how does Kajganich plan on cramming all of that book into one single feature film??

"I plan to be very protective of the book," Kajganich continues. "The reality, though, is that WB wants to do this as a single film, so I will have to kill a few darlings to make that happen. You have my promise, though, that I will do this with the utmost humility and respect for King's work. He's the King, after all, and I intend to continue to pledge to him my allegiance."

Let's hope that the producers actually do have the same vision for Kajganich's work as he does. Because in reality, once he turns in his script, he has no say over what they do to it - so as good as it sounds on paper, we'll have to wait to see if they can deliver on the big screen!

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