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WB Remaking Stephen King's It

Source:  The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen King's ItOne of Stephen King's classic creations is finally heading to the silver screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. will be bringing the Stephen King novel It to the big screen.

The studio has hired Dave Kajganich (The Invasion, Pet Sematary new remake) to write the script based off King's novel. The novel was previously adapted for a 1990 mini-series, Stephen King's It. The story follows a group of miscreants called The Losers Club who come into contact with a creature called It, who takes form in a clown called Pennywise. Years later, as adults, the group are brought together when the creature returns, even though they can't remember the original incident.

No production schedule was given for the new film, but it was said that the remake would be set in the present day.


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March 22nd, 2009 3:48pm
I'd like to see another version, the book was just insane!
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March 21st, 2009 2:49pm
Also, while hollywood has run out of ideas, they will never run out of movies to remake lol. Soon they will remake the remakesespecially if they sucked. I could insert a list here but i'm fairly new here
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March 21st, 2009 2:43pm
This movie is the exact reason that to this day, i don't go to haunted houses or to the circus. It's just one of those films that fucked your life up if you saw it as a kid. I'd enjoy a remake/reboot but i'm sure it won't be any scarier than "killer clowns from outer space."
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March 18th, 2009 9:26am
ya vamp2000 ur right the book waz great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 15th, 2009 9:21pm
I can respect certain aspects of the original for example The Losers Club childhood plotline was done pretty well and Tim Curry owned the role of Pennywise but other than that i was heavily let down the book is legions better i hope this remake does it justice. Books are differant guys this isn't just another horror remake man books are all about perspective that's why multiple adaptations are made from them for examples being Lord Of The Rings, Lord Of The Flies, Great Expectations, Anything by Shakespeare, Frankenstein, Dracula. This is no differant
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March 15th, 2009 7:32pm
You guys... This is a GOOD THING! The last "IT" movie was terrible, and it seems the only one who sees sense, and wants a better movie version of the book is Kyle Hannah. Honestly, read the book, and you'll know what TRUE terror is supposed to be like. That's the only book that's ever caused FEAR in me as I read it. The movie, while instilling fear, was only because I hate clowns... It destroyed what Stephen King was aiming at with his story!
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March 15th, 2009 3:43pm
Well it was only a matter of time because Hollywood is running out of ideas so now they are just remakeing everything-LOLZ!!!!!
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March 15th, 2009 9:00am
Please no. Not the killer clown again.
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March 15th, 2009 8:59am
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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March 15th, 2009 5:49am
i agree,CBF they just do it for one thing:money,power and fame.They dont give a fuck on making bad remakes.
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March 14th, 2009 6:00pm
ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME

When will Hollywood get the poin that remaking every movie in history is NOT cool? I mean this ia another HORROR remake but what about when all the Horror films have been remade? What then? Answer: They will continue to remake other genres. Hollywood has lost it.
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March 14th, 2009 4:30pm
OMFG,that clown always scares the fuck out of me in seconds,
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March 14th, 2009 4:30pm
OMFG,that clown always scares the fuck out of me in seconds,
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March 14th, 2009 2:04pm
The original movie was a FUCKING ABORTION compared to the book why maybe cause it was direct to dvd shit with a condensed watered down simplistic take on a complex, gritty, and disturbing novel. The mini series was great but hopefully they can make this right i'll be happy even if it's only 1/4 better then the first that's how much i hate the original. Vamp is right the old version ripped King's book to pieces.
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March 14th, 2009 12:47pm
I hope they make it good, Tim Curry was awesome as Pennywise. I wonder who they will choose to be Pennywise?
Any guesses?
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March 14th, 2009 11:19am
the invasion sucked balls!... if Barrack Obama saw read this then HE would've lost hope! LQTM!
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March 14th, 2009 10:44am
the book, the original movie, are all way too fucking scary for me. i cant stand watching killing clowns run about.
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March 14th, 2009 12:15am
Ummm... Yeah there is. It completely butchered Stephen King's book! I mean, if you look at the movie without having read the book, it's alright (I own it, in fact), but saying there is nothing wrong with the original, is vastly overstating the movie's worth. It was good, but it took so much away from what King intended. I'm actually going to be rereading "IT" soon, so I can be more specific. It's been a few years since I last read it.
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March 13th, 2009 10:45pm
Hollywoods usless and I know that for a fact after watching Dragonball Evolution Friday night what crap that was. Yatterman was vastly better, and don't remake IT! There's nothing wrong with the original!
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March 13th, 2009 9:44pm
Turn INTO* that.
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March 13th, 2009 9:41pm
It's SUPPOSED to turn that Raging Luis85. Read the book.
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March 13th, 2009 9:22pm
I hope IT doesnt turn into a fucking spider or scorpion or whatever the hell that was. That killed it for me
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March 13th, 2009 8:01pm
This scared the shit out of me. I have the DVD. When George sees Pennywise in the sewer and shows him the balloon it makes me jump every now and again. What else? Oh when they were in that house and the man was coming down the stairs and the door was locked. I could go on about what scared me. WHEN BILLY WAS GOING THROUGH THE PHOTO ALBUM AND IT STARTED LEAKING BLOOD.
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March 13th, 2009 7:41pm
good. I'll see this one for sure.
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March 13th, 2009 6:31pm
Good! Maybe they can fucking get it RIGHT this time!
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March 13th, 2009 5:19pm
okay, but only with Tim Curry
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March 13th, 2009 5:18pm
Come on now Hollywood. This is 2009. Where about to move into a new decade of film. These remakes should just be done with. Yes, it shows that they usually get in the top 5, but they drop so fast, because they can never live up to the original.
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March 13th, 2009 4:00pm
do it! it scared the hell out me when i was young. now that i'm grown i watch the original it aint shit to me. so we need one the master's of horror 2 make it the way it should be.
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March 13th, 2009 3:59pm
Awesome.
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March 13th, 2009 3:35pm
Don't do this.
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