We’ve known for a good while now that New Line Cinema was aiming for an R-rating for its Stephen King adaptation It, but now it has been made official by the MPAA, who have classified the hotly-anticipated film as an R for “violence/horror, bloody images, and for language.”
There’s certainly a lot of anticipation for the big screen take on King’s classic horror novel, as evidenced by the fact the first trailer shattered all records with a whopping 200 million views in its first 24 hours. And fans will no doubt be pleased to hear that the studio isn’t planning on watering down the material (although it has been confirmed previously that the book’s infamous underage sewer sex scene won’t feature).
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When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
It is set for release on September 8th, 2017, with Andy Muschietti directing Bill Skarsgard (Hemlock Grove) as Pennywise alongside Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Jack Dylan Grazer (Tales of Halloween), Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy), Chosen Jacobs (Cops and Robbers), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip), Owen Teague (Bloodline), Sophia Lillis (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Nicholas Hamilton (Captain Fantastic).
Originally published June 24, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.
