Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production.
“It will hopefully be shooting later this year,” producer Roy Lee tells Collider. “We just got the California tax credit. Gary Doberman wrote the most recent draft working with Andy Muschietti, so it’s being envisioned as two movies. It is very close to the source material in one way but very different if you look at it as a literary piece of work… We’re taking it and making the movie from the point of view of the kids, and then making another movie from the point of view of the adults, that could potentially then be cut together like the novel. But it’s gonna be a really fun way of making this movie.”
Lee went on to confirm that the project will be R-rated, and that the script is nearing completition: “We are very close to turning in the final draft of the script. It’s mainly working on it for budgeting purposes to make it fit within the budget that we have.”
British actor Will Poulter had been attached to the role of Pennywise back when Fukunaga was on board, but there’s been no official word about whether he remains involved with the project now that Muschietti has the reins.
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Originally published February 20, 2016. Updated April 13, 2018.
