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It: Chapter Two to begin filming in Toronto this summer

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After the massive success of last fall’s Stephen King adaptation of It, it was only a matter of time before we heard news on the next film in the duology, It: Chapter Two. While the sequel has a release date of September 6th, 2019, there hasn’t been any word on when it will begin filming. Now, however, […]

Blu-ray Review – It (2017)

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It, 2017.Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard.SYNOPSIS:A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.I saw the original miniseries of It when I was 9 years old. […]

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, Stephen […]

A director’s cut of Stephen King’s It is coming in 2018, deleted scenes detailed

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With a source novel that’s 1138 pages in length, Andy Muschietti’s blockbusting adaptation of Stephen King’s It was always going to have its fair share of deleted scenes, and now that the biggest horror film of all time is set to hit home entertainment, we’re getting plenty of details about what was left on the […]

It helmer teaming with the Russos to adapt The Electric State

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According to Deadline, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo have won a bidding war for the rights to Simon Stalenhag’s illustrated novel The Electric State, with It helmer Andy Muschietti in talks to direct.The Kickstarter-funded book is described as “a re-imagined low tech apocalyptic mid 90s vision of the American West.” The description […]

Jessica Chastain wants to play Beverly in It: Chapter 2

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Jessica Chastain is on many people’s It: Chapter 2 grown-up Losers Club wish-list, and it appears that the actress is equally keen to play the grown-up Beverly Marsh in the blockbuster horror sequel.Speaking to Screenrant, Chastain said “Well, I love Andy and Barbara. I worked with them on Andy’s directorial debut, you know, his film, […]

It director being harassed by real-life clowns

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The director of It has had to deal with some real-life clowns and has some advice for those that are angry.It has been a mammoth success, outperforming even the most adventurous predictions. The Stephen King horror adaptation has really hit home with audiences across the world but some aren’t too pleased.Real-life clowns have never been […]

It will receive a Director’s Cut on Blu-ray

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New Line Cinema has scored a huge hit with its Stephen King adaptation It, which is already the highest-grossing movie based on one of King’s works, and is on its way to becoming the biggest September release of all time.While we await official word on the green light for the second instalment, director Andy Muschietti […]

Movie Review – It (2017)

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It, 2017.Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard.SYNOPSIS:A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.After the appalling adaptation of The Dark Tower and the misfire […]