New Line Cinemaâs horror thriller âIT,â directed by Andy Muschietti (âMamaâ), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.Â
âITâ stars Bill SkarsgĂ„rd (âAllegiant,â TVâs âHemlock Groveâ) as the storyâs central villain, Pennywise. An ensemble of young actors also star in the film, including Jaeden Lieberher (âMidnight Specialâ), Jeremy Ray Taylor (âAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chipâ), Sophia Lillis (â37â), Finn Wolfhard (TVâs âStranger Thingsâ), Wyatt Oleff (âGuardians of the Galaxyâ), Chosen Jacobs (upcoming âCops and Robbersâ), Jack Dylan Grazer (âTales of Halloweenâ), Nicholas Hamilton (âCaptain Fantasticâ) and Jackson Robert Scott, making his film debut.
Muschietti directed âITâ 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 (âMe and Earl and the Dying Girlâ), production designer Claude ParĂ© (âRise of the Planet of the Apesâ), editor Jason Ballantine (âThe Great Gatsbyâ), and costume designer Janie Bryant (TVâs âMad Menâ). The music was composed by Benjamin Wallfisch.
New Line Cinema presents a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures/Katzsmith Production, âIT.â
The film will be released worldwide beginning September 8, 2017, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Entertainment Company.
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