Stephen-King-Adaptations - IT: Get ready to discover one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel

By Mulder, Los angeles, 25 august 2017

New Line Cinema’s horror thriller IT, directed by Andy Muschietti (Mama), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.

IT stars Bill Skarsgård (Allegiant, Hemlock Grove) as the story’s central villain, Pennywise. An ensemble of young actors also star in the film, including Jaeden Lieberher (Midnight Special), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip), Sophia Lillis (37), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy), Chosen Jacobs (upcoming Cops and Robbers), Jack Dylan Grazer (Tales of Halloween), Nicholas Hamilton (Captain Fantastic) and Jackson Robert Scott, making his film debut.

Muschietti directed IT from a screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman, based on the novel by King. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Barbara Muschietti are the producers, with Dave Neustadter, Walter Hamada, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich, Marty P. Ewing, Doug Davison, Jon Silk and Niija Kuykendall serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Chung-Hoon Chung (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), production designer Claude Paré (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), editor Jason Ballantine (The Great Gatsby), and costume designer Janie Bryant (TV’s Mad Men). The music was composed by Benjamin Wallfisch. Principal photography began in Toronto on June 27, 2016, and ended on September 21, 2016. The film also shot around Port Hope, Oshawa, Ontario and Riverdale, Toronto It is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 8, 2017.

Here are the official interview videos :

It : Itw Stephen King (Writer)

IT : Itw Andy Muschietti (Director)

IT : Itw Sophia Lillis (Actress)

IT: Itw Wyatt Oleff (Actor)

IT : Itw Jeremy Taylor (Actor)

IT : Itw Finn Wolfhard (Actor)

IT : Itw Chosen Jacobs (Actor)

IT : Itw Jaeden Lieberher (Actor)

IT Itw Jack Grazer (Actor)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo6VovylO7c

IT : Itw Katzenberg Smith (Producer)

IT : Itw Barbara Muschietti (Producer)

Synopsis:
In Derry, Maine in the summer of 1989, a group of outcast preteens known as "The Losers Club" fight against an immortal, shape-shifting entity responsible for the disappearance of dozens of children in their town, and are forced to confront their own personal demons in the process.

It
Directed by Andy Muschietti
Produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Barbara Muschietti
Screenplay by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman
Based on It by Stephen King
Starring Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer
Music by Benjamin Wallfisch
Cinematography Chung-hoon Chung
Edited by Jason Ballantine
Production companies: New Line Cinema, Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, KatzSmith Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date : September 8, 2017 (United States)
Running time : 135 minutes
Country : United States

(Source: press release and website Warner Bros)