It's been over 25 years since Pennywise, the most evil clown in literature, made its way into television sets in the two-part adaptation of Stephen King's It, played then by legendary actor Tim Curry. Now, the horror book is getting another adaptation, this time on the big screen and played by Hemlock Grove actor Bill Skarsgard -- and he very much looks the part. Read More »
Stephen King 'It' Movie Remake 2017 Release Date: Kirk Acevedo Plays Tim Curry's Pennywise? Read More »
Producing studio Warner Bros. has put the new Stephen King movie adaptation back on track, announcing a new 2017 release date -- but who could possibly fill the creepy clown shoes Tim Curry's Pennywise left 26 years ago? Read More »
Stephen King's novel It, which became a 1990 miniseries starring Tim Curry as terrifying clown Pennywise, is being re-adapted into a two-part film directed by Argentinian filmmaker Andy Muschietti. Read More »
The upcoming remake of the cult classic two-part miniseries It, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name about the murderous clown named Pennywise, has hit some bumps in the road lately. It is still in preproduction but has no release date after original director and writer Cary Fukunaga left the project earlier this year. He has since been replaced by Andy Muschietti and Will Poulter is attached to star as the killer clown, but why did Fukunaga leave? In a new interview this week, the True Detective season one director opened up about his departure from the New Line movie. Read More »
Just a few months ago, we were saddened to report the news that writer and director Cary Fukunaga had decided to leave Stephen King's It movie remake project based on the novel about the scary clown named Pennywise. He had been working on the film for a number of years and even decided to cast actor Will Poulter in the iconic role of the killer clown, but disagreements with New Line Cinema studios forced the True Detective episodes director out. Fortunately for us, a new director has been hired and the film isn't going to be cancelled. Mama filmmaker Andy Muschietti is not taking on the highly anticipated project. Read more about this news below! Read More »