Cary Fukunaga drops out of IT adaptation; project most likely doomed

May 25, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Just when things were looking up for Cary Fukunaga’s two-part film adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, the True Detective director has dropped out of the project after bumping heads with New Line. The film will not move forward as planned this summer and has been pushed indefinitely, reports The Wrap. Stop me if you’v heard this one before, […]

Cary Fukunaga’s IT adaptation finds its Pennywise!

May 4, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

After years in development, Cary Fukunaga’s two-part IT adaptation has finally cast its Pennywise, which will see The Maze Runner star Will Poulter don the iconic red nose and razor sharp teeth. It’s a hell of a decision by Fukunaga and New Line, who wanted to go a different route for the character by casting someone […]

Cary Fukunaga’s IT adaptation to bring back the viciousness of the novel

January 17, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga has been hard at work on bringing Pennywise back to the big screen in his two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, which is poised to be one of the all time great takes on King’s work. As much as I love Tim Curry’s haunting performance as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 miniseries, the adaptation […]

Cary Fukunaga’s IT adaptation starts shooting in the summer

December 5, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

After years in development, IT is finally happening. True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga has been hard at work on trying to get his two-film adaptation of Stephen King’s classic tome, IT, off the ground for many years and now it appears to finally be happening. Awesome. Speaking with Vulture, producer Dan Lin said that the film is not […]

Who would you like to see play Pennywise in the new adaptation of IT?

May 28, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

There’s a lot going for the new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT as we just learned that Warner Bros. has shifted the project to their New Line division, who hope to re-spark the studio with a focus on the horror genre. With an aim to deliver a two film adaptation of King’s classic novel and […]

Pennywise finds a new home as IT moves to New Line

May 21, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

It has been a long road for the re-adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, which recently saw its first shred of hope back in 2013 when True Detective‘s Cary Fukunaga took the helm. Now, in a rare turn of events, Warner Bros.—who has been developing the project for 5 years—has moved the project to their New Line division. According to […]