The 1990 mini-series wasn’t allowed to go to the darkest places.
But don’t worry, this year’s adaptation will.
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Speaking with French magazine Mad Movies as part of an exclusive feature in the most recent issue, just released this week, IT director Andy Muschietti (Mama) promised that he held nothing back when it came to bringing Stephen King’s nightmarish story back to the screen. The article reveals that the incestuous relationship between Beverly and her father will be included in the movie, as will many of the novel’s darkest elements.
“This is an R rated movie. I’m very happy about that, because it allows us to go into very adult themes,” said Muschietti. “Each ‘loser’ knows a situation of despair, on top of the terror of It and the fear of heights. Beverly’s case is of course the worst, because it’s about sexual abuse on a minor. But each kid is neglected one way or the other. Bill is like a ghost in his own home: nobody sees him because his parents can’t get over Georgie’s death. Of course, Ben is bullied at school. We don’t know much about Richie’s personality, because he’s the big mouth of the group. But we suppose he’s also neglected at home, and he’s the clown of the band because he needs attention. Long story short, there’s all sorts of difficult situations, and we had the chance to tell them in a movie that faces directly those conflicts. In particular, the families of the young actors were very open-minded, so we could tell the about subjects that are normally very touchy.”
He continued, “From our very first discussion with the people from New Line, it was understood that the movie was gonna be rated R. Of course it was already crazy that they started a story revolving around the death of children. But if you aimed for a PG-13 movie, you had nothing at the end. So we were very lucky that the producers didn’t try to stop us. In fact it’s more our own moral compass that sometimes showed us that some things lead us in places where we didn’t want to go.”
Sister Barbara Muschietti, producer of IT, added, “To tell everything, you won’t find the scene where a kid has his back broken and is thrown in the toilets. We thought that the visual translation of that scene had something that was really too much. But for the rest, we removed nothing from our original vision, and we didn’t water down the violence of any event. We believe the fans will be thankful to us for keeping that aspect of the novel in the movie. Well, for now, none of the people who saw the screenings left the theater! I got to say we escape a lot of objections thanks to the context of the story, since it’s the kids’ fear that feed the monster.”
Big thanks to Auguste Pagliaccio from FB group The Losers’ Club for the translation.
Continues to look pretty good, unlike The Dark Tower.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ?
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
I wanna see the new one with the razor teeth. Surely there must be scene!
And speaking of the new Pennywise:
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We told you last week that an exclusive 4-minute clip from Andy Muschietti’s IT was going to play before Annabelle: Creation in theaters across the country this weekend. Preview screenings began last night, and I can indeed confirm that report, as the clip was played at my local theater.
What’s most exciting about the scene is that it really gives us a taste for Bill Skarsgard‘s performance as the new Pennywise. Sure, we’ve seen various clips of him talking and just genuinely being terrifying, but the Annabelle: Creation exclusive scene showcases a full two-minutes of conversation between Georgie and Pennywise.
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It’s now crystal clear, after watching the scene, that Bill Skarsgard was the absolute perfect actor to fill Tim Curry’s clown shoes.
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Skarsgard commands the screen as Pennywise, turning in a performance that’s likely going to remind many of the next level believability of Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
I wanna see the new one with the razor teeth. Surely there must be scene!
And speaking of the new Pennywise:
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We told you last week that an exclusive 4-minute clip from Andy Muschietti’s IT was going to play before Annabelle: Creation in theaters across the country this weekend. Preview screenings began last night, and I can indeed confirm that report, as the clip was played at my local theater.
What’s most exciting about the scene is that it really gives us a taste for Bill Skarsgard‘s performance as the new Pennywise. Sure, we’ve seen various clips of him talking and just genuinely being terrifying, but the Annabelle: Creation exclusive scene showcases a full two-minutes of conversation between Georgie and Pennywise.
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It’s now crystal clear, after watching the scene, that Bill Skarsgard was the absolute perfect actor to fill Tim Curry’s clown shoes.
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Skarsgard commands the screen as Pennywise, turning in a performance that’s likely going to remind many of the next level believability of Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Sounds good.
ZOMFG! Thats way better than I could ever have imagined!
Skarsgard does really have creepy facial features even without the theatrical makeup (some sort of Lenny stare ), I can definitely see it working well from that perspective.
The IT VR experience has just been released online and it gives us our best taste of the actor's take on Pennywise yet. And it is pure terror.
Even if you don't have a VR rig, you should still be able to watch this and get a great sense of what to expect from IT. Not only do we get a lot more Pennywise here, but we also hear a lot of the music that is to be included in the movie, and it is very effective.
The first press screenings have taken place for Andres Muschietti’s upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” and while reviews are still not being published yet, social media reaction is coming in from early attendees.
The results sounds excellent, with praise for all the casting and way it handles the adaptation. If there’s one surprise it’s that a lot of the reaction indicates the film has more “heart and laughs” than expected thanks to a healthy amount of focus on the kids being kids. Here’s some of the reactions:
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“Just saw IT. Really well done. Cast were all great with some twisted visuals. Going to make a ton of money. Ready for the sequel tomorrow.” – Steve Weintraub, Collider
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“#ITMovie is a very handsome, polished execution of a story you know inside out. The big surprise is Finn Wolfhard. Really earns his spot.” – Phil Nobile Jr., Birth Movies Death
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“LOVED #ItMovie. Captured the spirit of the book & still created something new. Perfect combo of dark & fun. & The Losers Club was PERFECT!” – Rachel Heine, Nerdist
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“Saw #ITMovie I loved it. Then took trash out in my empty, dark, stairwell… S–T FREAKED ME OUT CAUSE THAT MOVIE SCARED ME LIKE FOR REAL.” – Mark E. Reilly, ColliderVideo
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“I love the #ITMovie. It’s everything I wanted. Scary as shit, Skarsgard nails Pennywise, and the Losers are perfection..” – Haleigh Foutch, Collider
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“The amount of violence and horrific imagery in regards to children is SHOCKING. They didn’t hold back. It’s great. Bill Skarsgard is putting in a performance that is going to turn him into the Freddy Krueger of a new generation” – Drew Dietsch, Get Fandom
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“Thrilled I can now say that IT is spectacular. Totally terrifying, but also amazing fun (the Losers are PERFECT). Top 10 candidate for me.” – Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend
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“#ITMovie is everything I hoped for & more. Has heart, laughs & TONS of incredible scares. Fell in love w/ The Losers. Didn’t want it to end.” – Perri Nemiroff, Collider
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“#ItMovie was spooktacular. Great cast, surprisingly funny, and genuinely unnerving scares. You’ll still be freaked out when you get home.” – Dan Casey, Nerdist
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“I can say I saw #IT tonight. And IT was great. Cast is excellent. And, yes, Pennywise is scary! This will be a, ahem, monster at the box office.” – Jim Vejvoda, IGN
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“Happy to say #IT is an effectively scary & faithful adaptation of (half) @StephenKing’s novel. Walked out very satisfied.” – Eric Walkuski, JoBlo
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“IT makes me nostalgic for when I used to get scared by things because I don’t anymore. But man oh man, if you still do…” – Fred Topel, We Live Entertainment
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“IT is creepy, bloody, super funny, adorably romantic and hands down among my favorite movies of the year.” – Erik Davis, Cinema Blend
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“#IT definitely captures frights of the novel whilst adding a new fears. Major set pieces are bone-chilling -even summons a splash of tears” – Courtney Howard, ReelVixen
I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ?
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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), I can definitely see 
