It
The big new release today is the horror film It, based on Stephen King’s novel from 1986. In 1990 (27 years ago) there was a tv mini-series based on the book (starring Tim Curry and John Ritter) and this version was released one month after another Stephen King property was updated, The Dark Tower (starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey). Filmed primarily in Ontario, It is about a group of kids that battle an evil in a small town that is causing children to go missing. Making a few changes from the novel but is close to the original story, the film is set in the 1980’s and allows for a sequel. The cast is mainly children (they pull off the fear and curiosity of youth well), the sets of the sewers and the old house look great for a horror movie, and the soundtrack helps date the movie (featuring the Cure, the Cult, Anthrax, and Young MC with “Bust a Move”). Stealing scenes is Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise (the makeup and his mannerisms were executed to creepy perfection) and Finn Wolfhard as Richie (running his mouth made for most of the laughs in the film).
2017, 18A, 2h 15m
Distributor – Warner Bros. (New Line)
Budget / Worldwide Box Office (in millions) – $35 / (released September 8, 2017)
Cast & Crew
Director Andy Mushietti last directed the horror film Mama (2013 starring Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and will next direct the video game adaptation Shadow of the Colossus. The screenplay was written by Chase Palmer (first feature), Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation, 2015 war), and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle: Creation, 2017 horror), and the music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Annabelle: Creation, and is also doing Blade Runner 2049). Bill Skarsgård was previously in Atomic Blonde (2017 action with Charlize Theron), Allegiant (2016 action with Shailene Woodley), and will next be seen in Battlecreek (drama playing a role with a rare skin disease) and Assassination Nation (thriller about four teenage girls whose personal information gets hacked). Also starring is Jaeden Lieberher (The Book of Henry), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Good Behavior), Sophia Lillis (37), Finn Wolfhard (Supernatural), Chosen Jacobs (Hawaii Five-O), Jack Dylan Grazer (Scales: Mermaids Are Real), and Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2).
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