Stephen King's "IT" remake has found a writer

[Majik1387]

I've yet to see tv prove itself in the horror genre. Penny Dreadful is good, but doesn't come close to scaring me like some horror films have done at the cinema.

Agreed. The only show so far that has even had the same kind of tension as some of my ave horror movies is The Strain on F/X.

 

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It Remake Set For 2015?

Posted: August 11, 2014, 09:09:03
Section: Film » It

kpopstarz.com reports that the IT remake is set for 2015.

"It" movie remake 2015 is gearing up! Stephen King's highly acclaimed movie adaptation will be revamped based on two-part series. The planned project will be written and directed by Cary Fukunaga together with Chase Palmer who'll be co-writing the screenplay.

Roy Lee and Dan Lin will be spearheading the production together with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg of KatzSmith Production.

While, Tim Curry gained praises from his astounding performance as Pennywise, he would most likely not come back to reprise his role for the upcoming It movie remake slated for 2015.

The planned remake is still in its early stages, thus no casting news is yet to be reported.

 

[Drizzle]

So it's just one movie now? I would have liked to see it released in two parts.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

haha just stopping in to say oh boy what a movie

 

[Drizzle]

 

[redhawk23]

Sidenote: I recently saw the film "Occulus" from earlier this year. "It" appears to have been a strong influence on the film. It pretty much borrows the structure from the book, switching back and forth telling the progression of a childhood flash back story and a present day story at the same time. Furthermore, one character goes away and forgets most of the horrors the characters faced as children, where-as one stays back, remembers everything and does historical research, a-la Mike from It. The present day story involves the now adult characters coming back to fulfill a promise to destroy a haunted mirror that destroyed their family as children. Not a bad flick. It was just interesting to see a movie wear the influence of It so plainly on its sleeve. One problem though was simply not enough has changed aesthetically between 2002 and 2014 so it was at times confusing as they switched back and forth between time periods, though the film ends up using that to its advantage.

 

[Crosswind Ghost]

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Finally. Casting is going to be crucial. I trust Cary will ensemble a great cast. Just a couple months away from hearing some announcements.

 

[Sawyer]

After True Detective, I'm far more amped for this than for The Stand, but, also taking True Detective into consideration, I wish this was an HBO miniseries too...

 

[Brother Jack]

This should be R but I doubt it will be.

 

[spider-neil]

Recently watched the TV series. Dreadful and truly of its time. I'm wondering if it would have scared me as a kid. Hopefully the series or movie does justice to source material.
Tim Curry was good though.

 

[Sawyer]

That's the thing. The previous adaptation was weak, but Curry's Pennywise was so good that people will actually think this stands a risk of not surpassing it.

 

[spider-neil]

That's the thing. The previous adaptation was weak, but Curry's Pennywise was so good that people will actually think this stands a risk of not surpassing it.

The TV does absolutely nothing to convey the terror of the book. The experience is supposed to be so terrifying the kids completely blank the memories but you simply don't get that from the TV series. Hopefully better effects and performances will achieve what 80's TV could not. Also, this is a chance for an actor to disappear into the role of Pennywise like Ledger did for Joker.

 

[Sawyer]

The TV does absolutely nothing to convey the terror of the book.

I think Fukunaga can handle it...

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There's more I could post, but there's swearing involved. But True Detective had some truly creepy, unsettling s***.

 

[MAN O STEEL]

I will never understand people's hatred of the original. I grew up on it, so maybe I'm biased but everything from Tim curry to the haunting theme, the setting, the actors. I loved it all. It's my favorite horror movie of all time. I watch it a good twice a week to remind myself how great horror movie was back in the day

 

[Dave McFly]

Whoever they cast as Pennywise after the awesome Tim Curry will have 'big shoes to fill' so to speak .

 

[Drizzle]

This should be R but I doubt it will be.

Why wouldn't it?

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

I will never understand people's hatred of the original. I grew up on it, so maybe I'm biased but everything from Tim curry to the haunting theme, the setting, the actors. I loved it all. It's my favorite horror movie of all time. I watch it a good twice a week to remind myself how great horror movie was back in the day

Yeah, I like it. Scared my pants off when I first saw IT ( hahaha, get it? Haha, I did it again. And again!!!!!!!).

Haven't read the book though, but I have read Christine and a lot of Stephen King's short stories. The movie version of Christine is pure ****. Maybe I would feel the same way if I read IT?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I will never understand people's hatred of the original. I grew up on it, so maybe I'm biased but everything from Tim curry to the haunting theme, the setting, the actors. I loved it all. It's my favorite horror movie of all time. I watch it a good twice a week to remind myself how great horror movie was back in the day

It's not my favorite anything but I think it's pretty damn good especially for a tv minseries which have always largely been crap. Curry is definitely the highlight and genuinely scary. It kind of comes off the rails during the adult half but I like the grown-up cast and the kids are great.

 

[Octoberist]

There's no hatred for the original. But it's the only live action version of the book so it's not hated.

 

[Sawyer]

I'll say this: the previous version is less of a disappointment as an adaptation than The Stand from '94.

 

[Brother Jack]

Why wouldn't it?

I heard that The Stand wasn't so there would be a precedent set. And most movies with a budget this size don't get R-ratings. But I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Rocketman]

I can't see the issue with just making this a 3-hour movie. I think you can easily adapt the novel into a 3-hour film. Actually, the 1990 miniseries was a little over 3 hours too, and I think it's an excellent adaptation.

Look, you can't adapt this material perfectly, and it's the same with The Stand. But what you can do is look at the material and break it down to its most basic components - the essential core of the story, and that is this:

In the 1950s, a group of 7 friends calling themselves "The Losers' Club" have to defeat an evil that is terrorizing the children of a small Maine town. After thinking that they defeated "It", 30 years go by and it is now the 1980s. "It" has returned, and the children, now grown up, have to defeat him again.

What's wrong with that? That's the whole story. That's a 3-hour movie.

 

[Octoberist]

Honestly, I think The Stand should be 2 movies, not 4 or a miniseries. It's a great book, but it's over-written. Like in 'Book 2', I can see the 'rebuilding society' and human drama stuff as rote in live action. Not to say that I don't like a slow burn or 'building things up' but even I got bored with the middle section.

 

[Rocketman]

^ Exactly.

I don't think The Stand and It are over-written necessarily, but they DO NOT need to be fully adapted into the film medium. They're supposed to be long epics for the literary medium, and translating them 100% to film would just result in boring movies. Reading is an experience where you're creating the movie in your head as you read... That doesn't work with movies.

 

[Octoberist]

Yeah, a lot of what It and The Stand have to offer is unique to book form. But a literal translation would be tedious.

Also, they would have to tone down King's use of hardcore stereotypes back in the day. While some of his books have more naturalistic dialog (Salem's Lot, or more recently 11/22/63), I've always thought IT and The Stand's dialog and some of the characterizations border lining being stylized and almost, Howdy-Dowdy-esq.