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It: Part 1 – The Losers' Club is an upcoming 2017 American supernatural horror film and an adaptation of both Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name and the miniseries of the same name.[15][16] The film tells the story of seven children as they are terrorized by the eponymous being, which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey.[17][18] "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children.[19] It deals with themes that eventually became King staples: the power of memory, childhood trauma, and the ugliness lurking behind a façade of traditional small-town values.[20][21][22]

The film is directed by Andrés Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman,[6][23][24] and stars Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise The Dancing Clown and Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough,[25] with Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia LillisFinn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Nicholas Hamilton in supporting roles.[25][6] Principal photography began in Toronto, Canada on June 27, 2016, and ended on September 21.[26][27] The locations being used for It are in the municipality of Port Hope and Oshawa, Ontario, as well as Riverdale, Toronto.[28][29][30]

It is scheduled to be released on September 8, 2017.

Premise[edit]

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.[6]

Cast[edit]

An ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every three decades.[1][31][32][33] Will Poulter was previously cast in the role but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts,[1] with Poulter stating, "I was when Mr. Fukunaga was directing, but the circumstances at New Line are such that a new director's attached now."[34] Poulter continued, "I think, with all due respect to him of course, I was selected by Cary and subscribed to Cary's vision for the movie, and so I haven't had a chance to connect with that [new] director."[35] Mark RylanceBen MendelsohnKirk Acevedo and Hugo Weaving were considered for the role,[36][37][38] with Mendelsohn passing on the project, as New Line wanted him to take a sizable pay cut.[39] On June 3, 2016, The Independent officially reported, after final negotiations took place, that Muschietti had chosen actor Bill Skarsgård to portray the character.[40] On portraying Pennywise, Skarsgård stated, "It's such an extreme character. Inhumane, It's beyond even a sociopath, because he's not even human. He's not even a clown. I'm playing just one of the beings It creates."[41] Skarsgård described the character further, saying, "It truly enjoys the shape of the clown Pennywise, and enjoys the game and the hunt." He also commented,[42] "What's funny to this evil entity might not be funny to everyone else. But he thinks it's funny."[43] On Pennywise's design, Skarsgård stated, "It's important that we do something fresh and original for this one. It's purposely not going toward that weird, greasy look."[44] He also commented on being compared to Tim Curry, stating that, "[Curry]'s performance was truly great, but it's important for me to do something different because of that. I'll never be able to make a Tim Curry performance as good as Tim Curry."[45][46] Skarsgård also elaborated on his age, stating, "There's a childishness to the character, because he's so closely linked to the kids. The clown is the manifestation of children's imaginations, so there's something child-like about that."[47] Producer Dan Lin spoke of Skarsgård's physical attributes: "His build is really interesting. He's really tall and lanky, and feels a little clown like in his movement. When he came in — we had a lot of different actors read, and when he came in he had a different spin on the character that got us really excited."[48] Lin concluded by making comparisons to Heath Ledger's Joker, "You've had [Ledger] doing almost a clown joker, you've seen obviously Tim Curry as a clown. We wanted someone who created a Pennywise character that would stand on its own and Bill came in and created this character that frankly freaked us out."[48] Muschietti spoke of Skarsgård's Pennywise as one not to lurk in the shadows, to which he remarked, "Pennywise shows up, he's front and center, and he does his show. He has an act [...] So it's weird all the time, and every little thing implies a further threat."[49][50][51][52][53] Muschietti also spoke of wanting to make the sense of dread that grows in Derry part of the dread of Pennywise, to which he stated, "He's not just a character that can shape-shift, his influence is all around. The anticipation of him is almost scarier than the actual Pennywise scares." [54]The leader of the Losers' Club, who vows to get revenge on the monster with the help of his friends.[55][56] Denbrough losing his brother makes the battle against It a more personal crusade for him than any of the others. That and his stutter is what binds him to the group and transforms him into Big Bill, the leader.[57] Before Lieberher's confirmation in June 2016,[58] Ty Simpkins was considered for the role in Cary Fukunaga's production, with Simpkins later passing on the project for financial reasons.[59]He was one of the members of The Losers' Club, who fought against Pennywise the Clown.[60] Hanscom being overweight earns his place in the Loser's Club, but like all of the Losers, there are underlying facets that define him far more than his weight.[57]The only female member of the Losers' Club, who forms a strong bond with Ben Hanscom.[61] Beverly's Losership wasn't defined by the fact she was abused but by her poverty.[57] She was one of the members of The Losers' Club, who fought against Pennywise the Clown.[60]The bespectacled best friend of Bill Denbrough, also known as 'Trashmouth Tozier' due to his foul language and loud mouth that often got him into trouble.[57] Tozier was one of the members of The Losers' Club, who fought against Pennywise the Clown.[60] Wolfhard shared the first image of the Losers Club on his Instagram account, with the photo captioned as "The Losers Club take Toronto", showing the cast of actors who will be playing the protagonists of the piece. Wolfhard was the only actor cast in both this and Fukanaga's version.[62][63][64]Jewish germaphobe with a stronger belief in the pragmatic who's bird book and his calling of the birds is the only magic he really allows himself to believe in.[57]An African American autodidact of history, who relays the incidents of Derry's past to his friends – The fire at the Black Spot, the Bradley Gang shoot-out, and the mass-murder at the Silver Dollar.[57] He was one of the members of The Losers' Club, who fought against Pennywise the Clown.[60]He was one of the members of The Losers' Club, who fought against Pennywise the Clown.[60] Kaspbrak is the epitome of the hypochondriac, overly exaggerated by the immense amount of stuff in his medicine cabinet; a sickly boy who only feels truly well when he's with his friends.[57]A young sociopath who leads the Bowers Gang, a gang of high school bullies, and terrorizes the Losers' Club.[65][66] Hamilton prepared for the role by studying Jarred Blancard's portrayal of the character in It (1990), and in Hamilton's words, "watched all the bits of my original character" for research.[67] Hamilton added, through the character of Bowers, that "There's stuff that I have to do that is really creepy and the opportunity to help share my psychotic side has been really fun."[67] Additionally Hamilton stated, "I recently did a scene where I was working with Jeremy Ray Taylor. I had to terrorize the hell out of him and get right in his face."[67]

Additionally, Owen Teague is introduced as Patrick Hockstetter, a psychopath who keeps a refrigerator full of animals that he's killed;[68][69][70] Logan Thompson appears as Victor "Vic" Criss, the inseparable friend of Henry Bowers;[71][72][73] Jake Sim appears as Reginald "Belch" Huggins, the biggest, strongest and clumsiest member of the Bowers Gang;[74] Jackson Robert Scott appears as George Denbrough, the innocent, energetic younger brother of Bill Denbrough;[74] Javier Botet appears as The Leper, a rotting homeless man that encounters Eddie Kaspbrak under the porch of the house on 29 Neibolt Street;[75][76][77] Tatum Lee appears as Judith, one of It's horrifying creations;[78] Steven Williams appears as Leroy Hanlon, the supportive father of Mike Hanlon who runs a nearby abattoir;[74] Stephen Bogaert appears as Alvin Marsh, the abusive father of Beverly Marsh;[79] Pip Dwyer appears as Sharon Denbrough, the caring and loving mother of Bill and George Denbrough;[74] Ari Cohen appears as Rabbi Uris, Stanley Uris' father and mentor in the Jewish religion;[80][81] Stuart Hughes appears as Oscar "Butch" Bowers, a racist and abusive officer of the Derry Police Department who is the father of Henry Bowers. Butch has a strong dislike towards the Hanlon family, especially Leroy;[80] Geoffrey Pounsett appears as Zack Denbrough, the father of Bill and George Denbrough and the husband of Sharon Denbrough;[80] Megan Charpentier appears as Greta Bowie, a snobby and stuck-up student in Mrs. Douglas' class and a fellow classmate of the Losers Club at Derry Middle School, who lives in the richer parts of Derry.[80]

Production[edit]

The project has been in ongoing development since 2009.[82][83][84] To date, the proposed film adaptation has gone through two major phases of planning: initially with Cary Fukunaga from 2009 to 2015, with the early contributions of screenwriter David Kajganich, and currently with Andrés Muschietti, with Fukunaga remaining in some capacity due to prior screenplay contributions.[77][85][86][87]

Cary Fukunaga (2009–15)[edit]

"I am in the midst of rewriting the first script now. We're not working on the second part yet. The first script is just about the kids. It's more like The Goonies (1985) meets a horror film [...] We're definitely honoring the spirit of Stephen King, but the horror has to be modernized to make it relevant. That's my job, right now, on this pass. I'm working on making the horror more about suspense than visualization of any creatures. I just don't think that's scary. What could be there, and the sounds and how it interacts with things, is scarier than actual monsters. "

– Cary Fukunaga, on the development of It[88]

On March 12, 2009, Variety reported that Warner Bros. would be bringing Stephen King's novel to the big screen, with David Kajganich to adapt King's novel, while Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Doug Davison would be producing the piece.[89] When Kajganich learnt of Warner Bros.' plans to adapt King's novel, he went after the job.[90] Knowing that Warner Bros. was committed to adapting It as a single feature film, Kajganich began to reread the novel in an attempt to try to find a structure that would accommodate such a large number of characters in two different time periods, around 120 pages, which was one of Warner Bros.' stipulations.[91] Kajganich worked with Lin, Lee, and Davison on The Invasion (2007), and he knew they would champion good storytelling, and allow him the time to work out a solid first draft of the screenplay.[92]Kajganich spoke of the remake being set in the, "mid-1980s and in the present [...] mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book [...] and with a great deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters."[93]

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