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Brian Damage · 03-12-2009, 11:21 PM

Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment.

Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle.

The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day.

"It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise.

The screen rights have bounced around town since then, and at one time landing at the WB and again at Sci Fi.

Kajganich, repped by UTA and Madhouse Entertainment, has stealthily made a name for himself with his dark materials, writing "The Invasion" for Warners and snagging gigs such as the "Pet Semetary" remake among others. He was recently tapped to write New Line's "Escape From New York" remake and is adapting "True Story" for Plan B and Paramount Vantage. The latter is a mystery drama.

Greg Silverman and Niija Kuykendall are overseeing for Warners.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...e363afb40353b5

Liza · 03-13-2009, 07:25 PM

I don't know why they'd do this - the miniseries was wonderful - one of the best adaptations of a King novel out there. The cast in that version was perfect! Annette O'Toole, Olivia Hussey, Seth Green, and the late Jonathan Brandis and John Ritter. Tim Curry scared the heck out of me as a kid and I still have trouble believing that was him under all that makeup.

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80sTrivia · 03-14-2009, 09:45 AM

Loved the mini-series version of It!... scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. I'm not sure a two hour movie can do justice to the story, to be honest...

browneyes106 · 03-14-2009, 09:48 PM

I agree a two hour version of It won't be good at all. The miniseries worked and did the novel justice. I just read the novel a few years ago after seeing the miniseries a bunch of times. The miniseries only last about two and a half hours but it worked well to fit the plot.

03-12-2009, 11:21 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Stephen King's 'It' to be Remade for the Big Screen Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment. Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle. The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day. "It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise. The screen rights have bounced around town since then, and at one time landing at the WB and again at Sci Fi. Kajganich, repped by UTA and Madhouse Entertainment, has stealthily made a name for himself with his dark materials, writing "The Invasion" for Warners and snagging gigs such as the "Pet Semetary" remake among others. He was recently tapped to write New Line's "Escape From New York" remake and is adapting "True Story" for Plan B and Paramount Vantage. The latter is a mystery drama. Greg Silverman and Niija Kuykendall are overseeing for Warners. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...e363afb40353b5
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80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	Loved the mini-series version of It!... scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. I'm not sure a two hour movie can do justice to the story, to be honest...
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Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I don't know why they'd do this - the miniseries was wonderful - one of the best adaptations of a King novel out there. The cast in that version was perfect! Annette O'Toole, Olivia Hussey, Seth Green, and the late Jonathan Brandis and John Ritter. Tim Curry scared the heck out of me as a kid and I still have trouble believing that was him under all that makeup.

03-14-2009, 09:48 PM	#4
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I agree a two hour version of It won't be good at all. The miniseries worked and did the novel justice. I just read the novel a few years ago after seeing the miniseries a bunch of times. The miniseries only last about two and a half hours but it worked well to fit the plot.