Stephen King's "IT" remake has found a writer - Part 2

[The Endless]

Haven't read the book in years but yea, Pennywise is never meant to be a nice looking approachable clown.

 

[StarLord]

Oh s***.

 

[righthooksrus86]

Oh s***.

yea that particular scene is terrifying, hes f***n huge! look at that dome.

 

[Rowsdower!]

This trailer freaked the living f*** out of me. I can't wait. That last scene with the clowns. OMG.

 

[TCH]

I do truely hope that The key scenes on how to beat IT And what IT truely is are in this film.

 

[Lasirius]

I'm half way through the book and the only time he seemed welcoming and inviting was with Georgie, which was in the very first chapter of the book. Other than that, it has been described as an evil entity from the get-go. As I continue to read, the more I picture this version of Pennywise rather than Curry's.

 

[The Chris]

I'm really loving how the directing and cinematography looks. That sewer shot is just a great mix of creepy and beautiful.

 

[Marvolo]

This...

...in 3D would probably make me scream like a little *****.

 

[Kane52630]

Haven't read the book in years but yea, Pennywise is never meant to be a nice looking approachable clown.

Yup.

 

[DOBSON10]

Not a big fan of Pennywise's look, it's not bad but I prefer the Tim Curry look. To me the clown should be a somewhat neutral look, not frightening but not like Ronald McDonald either. It's not supposed to lure the children in by being playful and silly, it only really does that with Georgie, to some extent and even he's supposed to be bit trepidatious, at least at first. It's definitely not supposed to look like a kids party clown though, so the fact it's more on the creepy side isn't a problem. I also don't think it looks that scary either though, it just isn't a great look for me, but it's not bad. What matters most is the acting anyway.

Movie looks good though, the settings and cinematography look good. I'll definitely be watching this.

 

[MydnightPhoenix]

I like the look and find it fascinating. From the trailer it seems the only time Pennywise is being subtle is to get Georgie; the other kids know his game and are running scared. Even with Georgie and the glowing eyes there is something cartoonish about how he looks that might not be threatening to a child; how does a 6yr old know the difference between a normal smile and a sinister one. Plus he's not trying to convince him to do anything he has his boat and is pretending to give it back.

Have you guys ever heard of Adam Walsh? He was kidnapped and murdered by a man named Ottis Toole and seeing pictures of Toole I have always wondered how Adam could have been convinced to even get near a man that horrible looking. Perhaps to children looks that scream "creeper" aren't so creepy to them.

 

[Kane52630]

The Doubled Toasted guys say they want to dress up as clowns and go to a screening of it together.

Best trap music of 2017.

 

[WitchTrialz]

Best trap music of 2017.

Was waiting for the beat to drop and it never did.

 

[jed]

Saw the Funko pop figures for Pennywise.

I wish they have POP figures for the 7 losers as well. The movie is about them.

 

[Sawyer]

Yeah, Funko buyers are gonna be real amped to get their hands on a Stanley Uris figure.

 

[:eek:]

Lots Of Details On The “IT” Adaptation
By Garth Franklin
Saturday, July 29th 2017 1:26 pm

In the wake of the final trailer release of “IT” this week, a bunch of set visit reports and quotes from the film’s cast and crew have gone online. The various pieces answer some questions about what has and hasn’t made it into this adaptation of the Stephen King novel.
Producer Barbara Muschietti says that the massacre at The Black Spot sequence was in the script but they couldn’t pull it off with their budget. As a result, they’ve reconfigured it to serve as the opening for the second film.
Director Andres Muschietti also went into detail about two scenes cut purely for budgetary reasons:
“There are two sequences that I thought of that I had to postpone until more money comes. One is a flashback, that sort of portrays the first encounter of It and humans, which is an amazing scene. And the other is a dream, where Bill sees – he’s leaning on a bridge, in Derry, and he’s spitting on the Kenduskeag Stream, and suddenly he sees the reflection of a balloon. And he looks up and it’s not one balloon, but a bunch of balloons, and then he starts to see body parts, and the shot goes wider and it’s a multitude of dead kids floating. I couldn’t afford it.”
One thing that has been deliberately cut is the whole cosmic mythology with the Turtle. There are easter egg tributes to it though, including a LEGO turtle who has a presence in key moments of the story. Same goes for the giant spider form of IT which is not being used here.
They go sparingly with Pennywise the Clown, using him “as little as we possibly can” so that when he does appear in clown form (mostly in the third act) it has an impact. They briefly did consider Tilda Swinton for the role and had a conversation with the previously cast Will Poulter at points, but both had scheduling conflicts.
They ultimately scored Bill Skarsgard who dons a number of different voices depending on his persona. Muschietti says the biggest changes made to Cary Fukunaga’s version of the script is that they’ve emphasised the shape-shifting nature of the character.
With the sequel, though the adults will come into it there will be plenty of stuff with the kids as well as Muschietti says:
“I always insisted that if there is a second part, there would be a dialogue between the two timelines, and that it would be approached like the adult life of the losers, there would be flashbacks that sort of illuminate events that are not told in the first one.”
He also confirms they did not shoot those flashbacks while they filmed the first part. The first film is designed to function as a standalone movie with no cliffhangers or unnecessary teases beyond one of the final scenes setting the stage for the second part.
They did do as much of the effects as they could practically with very little CG. This includes the blood geyser scene in Bev’s bathroom which was all practical.
They also don’t over emphasise the nostalgic in the 1980s setting, saying the deliberately avoided a Spielberg, Joe Dante and “Stranger Things”-style feel for something more toned down.
“IT” opens in cinemas on September 8th.
Sources: Collider, BD

 

[terry78]

The concept of the turtle was always weird to me as it seems like it would try to interfere more considering it's Pennywise's most hated enemy. But I guess it would be too much of a deus ex machina.

 

[Marvolo]

There are two sequences that I thought of that I had to postpone until more money comes. One is a flashback, that sort of portrays the first encounter of It and humans, which is an amazing scene. "

I really want to see that.

 

[dallywhitty]

I really want to see that.

I hope it's better than the one from the most recent draft I read.

 

[HopeOfTheFuture]

Are we refering to the flashback where Pennywise eats the baby? Where he threatens the mother to kill her and her whole family if she tries to fight it. So the mother sacrifices her young baby to have herself and her children saved.

As a FIRST encounter it sounds boring, as just another flashback it sounds nice. I do like this scene (an impossible choice for a mother), however not as the first encounter. I would have loved something more bigger and frightening for a first encounter.

 

[MAN O STEEL]

 

[Blitzkrieg]

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/it-2017

APPROX. RUNNING MINUTES 135

Rated 15 by BBFC and the approximate run-time is 135 minutes.

 

[TCH]

One thing that has been deliberately cut is the whole cosmic mythology with the Turtle. There are easter egg tributes to it though, including a LEGO turtle who has a presence in key moments of the story. Same goes for the giant spider form of IT which is not being used here



This kind of dissapoints me, i know it'd have been very hard to put it on film and make it work, but it's still very important to the story and to what IT really is, it's taking away quite a big part.

 

[The Joker]

That's a good running time.

 

[Crosswind Ghost]

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/it-2017



Rated 15 by BBFC and the approximate run-time is 135 minutes.

The screening I went to clocked in about 128 min without credits, so this lines up well with it. Incredibly happy that this indicates no major cuts were made. Guys, this film had a sense of breathing room, there was no rush throughout. Perfect running time. In comparison, this is a solid 40 minutes longer than the dark tower. Make whatever you will of that.