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Andy Muschietti teases It with missing poster, producer compares movie to Stranger Things

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Last month we got our first look at Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise from the upcoming big screen remake of Stephen King’s horror classic It [see here], and now director Andy Muschietti has shared an image of a missing poster featuring Richie Tozier, one of the members of the Loser’s Club, which seems to suggest that the […]

Exclusive Interview – It Chapter Two Make-up Designer Sean Sampson on creating Pennywise, Spider-Heads, and those Fortune Cookie Demons

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Harrison Abbott chats with It Chapter Two make-up designer Sean Sampson… It Chapter Two might not have quite recaptured the magic of its predecessor, at least as far box-office and critical reviews were concerned, but one aspect of the film that could not be faulted were its excellent practical effects. From the gory child corpses, to […]

It seems The Flash movie could still adapt Flashpoint after all

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When it comes to the term ‘development hell’, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Flash movie is starting to look like a dictionary definition, having been passed around directors like a hot potato over the past few years. However, with It helmer Andy Muschietti now on board and a new July 2022 release date set, […]

Movie Review – It Chapter Two (2019)

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It Chapter Two, 2019. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skargard, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Teach Grant, Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, and Nicholas Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the […]

Stephen King thinks the It reboot was so successful due to impeccable timing

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Andy Muschietti’s It punched us all in the gut this past September. Honestly, when reading for the first time that Stephen King’s It was being remade into a feature film, who actually thought that it would be good? For one, horror remakes tend to be fairly awful (we’re looking at you A Nightmare on Elm Street). Secondly, […]

Blu-ray Review – It Chapter Two (2019)

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It Chapter Two, 2019. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skargard, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Teach Grant, Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, and Nicholas Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the […]

The Flash movie will reportedly start filming in 2021

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In a recent report by Variety, it is suggested that Warner Bros. is finally ready to move forward with production on The Flash after several delays. However, don’t get too excited as filming won’t begin until at least 2021. Here’s what Variety said regarding The Flash movie: “Production on The Flash won’t be able to start until Ezra Miller […]

It screenwriter believes a Pennywise spin-off film is a possibility

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After the release of two films directed by Andy Muschietti which adapted the beloved Stephen King novel, It screenwriter Gary Dauberman believes there is a possibility for future spin-offs based upon the mythology of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. “I do think it’s possible,” Dauberman shared with ComicBookMovie. “Anything in the Stephen King Universe interests me but there’s […]

It director Andy Muschietti developing Stephen King adaptation The Jaunt

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Having completed his adaptation of the horror classic It with this month’s It Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti recently signed on to produce an adaptation of Stephen King’s Richard Bachman novel Roadwork, and now he has confirmed to Consequence of Sound (via Bloody Disgusting) that he also remains attached to an adaptation of King’s short […]