Stephen King has given his stamp of approval on the upcoming film adaptation of his novel, It. King is often vocal about the film adaptations of his work and those he does and doesn’t like, most notably Stanley Kubrick’s version of The Shining, which he did not approve of. He spoke on Twitter yesterday and a note was also sent to one of the producers.
Andy Muschietti's remake of IT (actually it's Part 1–The Losers' Club) succeeds beyond my expectations. Relax. Wait. And enjoy.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 7, 2017
Similar to the 1990 miniseries of the same name, It tells the story of neighborhood kids banding together after children start to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine. They are set to square off against Pennywise, an evil clown whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
Directed by Andy Muschietti (Mama) and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), and Gary Dauberman, It will star Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the clown, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Part One releases on September 8.
