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Cary Fukunaga vacates the director’s chair on It

May 26, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It may have found its Pennywise in British actor Will Poulter (We’re the Millers), but now comes word that the project has lost its director.

According to The Wrap, Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) has vacated the director’s chair on the film, which means that production – which was meant to get underway this summer – has now stalled.

The site reports that New Line (who recently took over the project from Warner Bros.) was concerned about the budget, and wanted to make the adaptation a single movie to save costs, while Fukunaga was adamant that it should be split across two films.

At this point, it’s unclear whether New Line will bring another director on board, or look to retool the project completely.

Originally published May 26, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Cary Fukunaga, It

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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