It's almost accepted as fact by many in King fandom who eagerly anticipated the original version that most of the ideas were totally scrapped, leaving Fukunaga's IT destined to be an eternal "what if?" project. Today we're going to take a look at what could have been, looking at all three versions (which will be referred to by year of submission).Stephen King fans may want to look away because we're going to see something playing very liberally with the source.īefore we begin, it's worth noting the similarities between Fukunaga's film and Muschietti's. started meddling with his idea  per her statements, they wanted something more focused on horror conventions than his weightier, darker drama.Two of those drafts he did with writing partner Chase Palmer - one from 2014 and another from 2015 - have made their way online and now the resulting film - directed by Andy Muschietti based on a script from Gary Dauberman (of which an early 2016 draft has also done the rounds) - is in cinemas we have a proper idea of the crazy that was cut. His version, which would have had Will Poulter as Pennywise, was eventually scrapped when Fukunaga stepped away from the project, reportedly after Warner Bros. He worked on the film for the better part of four years, seeing it very close to production. have been trying to make a feature film since 2009, and in 2012 nabbed Cary Fukunaga (best known for helming every episode of True Detective Season 1) to direct. But had it used one of the earlier scripts, it could have been so much scarier - and batsh*t insane.In real life, IT doesn't come round every 27 years. DAUBERMAN REVISION SCRIPT IT CARY MOVIEThe sequel will now feature the kids all grown-up and forced to return to Derry, Maine. Andy Muschietti will direct the sequel, with Gary Dauberman working on the script, Bill Skarsgard will also return as Pennywise.The IT movie doesn't pull any punches, realizing Stephen King's chilling book with R-rated fervor. Director Andy Muschietti and writers Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman broke King's novel up – the first film merely focused on the events from the character's childhoods. It and It Chapter 2 are both adapted from Stephen King's horror novel It, which tells the tale of a group of childhood friends who battle a supernatural evil as kids, only to have to return to their hometown as adults to battle that same evil again. Back when /Film ran a list fan-casting the sequel, Jacob Hall listed Hader as his pick to play adult Richie, which indicates Jacob is some sort of psychic and/or wizard. Hader's comedic background will make him perfect to play Richie. I personally would've never even thought of McAvoy for the part of adult Bill, but I can totally see it now. McAvoy and Hader are also great additions. On top of that, Chastain has a history with It director Andy Muschietti, having appeared in Muschietti's horror film Mama. Even Sophia Lills herself said she hoped Chastain would play her adult counterpart in the sequel. Chastain had long been a fan-favorite to take over the part of Bev. There's no word on if the film version will keep these professions, or change them to something else. In King's book, Bill grows up to be a famous horror writer, Richie becomes a famous DJ, and Bev has a renowned career as a fashion designer. Chastain is playing the adult Bev Marsh, the lone girl in the Losers' Club, previously played by Sophia Lillis. Hader, meanwhile, will play Richie Tozier, the motor-mouthed, dirty-joke loving member of the group, played in the first film by Finn Wolfhard. Jaeden Lieberher played the young Bill in 2017's It. If all goes according to plan, McAvoy will play the adult Bill Denbrough, former leader of the Losers' Club – a group of kids from Derry, Maine who banded together to defeat the evil shape-shifting clown Pennywise ( Bill Skarsgard). THR also confirms that Jessica Chastain, who had previously been listed as in talks, is now officially on board. And here we are! The Hollywood Reporter reveals that James McAvoy and Bill Hader are currently in negotiations to join the highly-anticipated horror sequel. Early today, word broke that It: Chapter 2 would officially begin filming this summer, which implied that casting announcements couldn't be far behind.
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